to say the least

idiom

used to emphasize a statement
She was not happy, to say the least.

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Production will be casual, to say the least. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025 Its many nail-biting scenes are petrifying, to say the least. Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025 His instincts were, to say the least, solid. Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025 Ever since president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski wondered aloud if Harper might not get back to an elite level, there has been tension, to say the least. Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to say the least

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“To say the least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20say%20the%20least. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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