to say the least

idiom

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

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Bridges doesn’t need to be Stephen Curry from there, but his efficiency on those shots has been underwhelming, to say the least. James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 Everyone had good seat to say the least! 09 of 14 Dreaming of a Win Despite the thousands of people in attendance and the screaming fans surrounding them, Ali noted that her little girl somehow managed to get a snooze in during the tournament. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025 Right now, the apparent discord in the detectors’ sightings is confusing, to say the least. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025 The way Yellowjackets left things at the end of its second season was chaotic to say the least. Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 10 Feb. 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 5 Mar. 2025.

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