to say the least

idiom

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

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This trade would shock the baseball world to say the least. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Robert Pattinson’s first trip to Korea has been jam-packed, to say the least. Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2025 However, being consistently one of the best teams in baseball year in and year out, yet only winning a World Series in a season where the regular season was of little importance is an anomaly, to say the least. Tyler Small, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Here’s a brief look at the players who made the biggest jumps from our preview consensus top 50: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State (up 18 spots) This is an interesting case, to say the least, as Simmons hasn’t played since suffering a season-ending injury against Oregon in October. Austin Mock, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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