to say the least

idiom

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

Examples of to say the least in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The broader housing world turned upside down over the last couple of years or so mostly because of high home prices and mortgage rates; sales have been depressed to say the least. Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024 Internet access across sub-Saharan Africa is patchy to say the least: while around two thirds of people in southern Africa are online, that falls to only 24% in Central Africa, while the figure for West Africa is around 30%. Sandy Carter, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Thus, the family dynamic is a little complicated to say the least, and Gus didn’t even stay for Amanda’s wedding, which meant Nancy Hillier (Lea Thompson) became her new mother of sorts. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024 Public forums are, to say the least, imperfect places in which to begin recovering from abuse. Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024 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 Nov. 2024.

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