to put it mildly

idiom

—used to say that a statement is actually an understatement and that the thing referred to is actually larger, more important, more serious, etc.

It was a difficult experience, to put it mildly.

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His lengthy stint as host of Firing Line and as writer of a thrice-weekly newspaper column, as well as of countless articles and lectures, is impressive, to put it mildly. —

Edwin J. Feulner, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024 And then there is a government shrinkage team, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whose goals are wildly ambitious, to put it mildly. —

David E. Sanger, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 The restaurant industry is, to put it mildly, not famous for its longevity, but that’s not the case in the Big Easy. —

Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024 The outgoing Obama administration was, to put it mildly, annoyed. —

Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to put it mildly

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