How to Use to say the least in a Sentence

to say the least

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  • It’s been rough, to say the least.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The dude is unique, to say the least.
    Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Tom was a big star, to say the least.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
  • That’s hard for me, to say the least.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But his plan has some flaws, to say the least.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The plot is not complex, to say the least.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • We are intrigued, to say the least.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
  • This year’s job market has been bleak, to say the least.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
  • So she's got eclectic taste in beach reads, to say the least.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2024
  • This was a shock to say the least, and what a secret to keep!
    Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
  • The fact that whiskey saved the farm is ironic, to say the least.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
  • It’s been a journey — to say the least — to get to this point.
    Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • It's been a bumpy ride for mortgage rates this year, to say the least.
    Aly J Yale, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Dead person birthdays are weird to say the least.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
  • That's a good start to the offseason, to say the least.
    Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The whole performance is bizarre, to say the least.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Which bodes well for their budding romance, to say the least!
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Vice has had a rollercoaster few years, to say the least.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
  • This has stirred skepticism, to say the least.
    Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That’s an ambitious goal, to say the least.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Crafting the show from this point was daunting, to say the least.
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
  • His instincts were, to say the least, solid.
    Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • So this is…concerning, to say the least.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • And that is, to say the least, debatable.
    Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
  • So to see where the Aztecs sit now is stunning, to say the least.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Tuesday night's game was more eventful, to say the least.
    ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Stafford’s status at training camp has been murky, to say the least.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Since then, Marvel’s track record has been rocky — to say the least.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • That’s, well, unusual, to say the least.
    Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The 25-year-old’s time at Juve has been rocky, to say the least.
    Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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