How to Use which is to say in a Sentence

which is to say

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• The work was in the voting, which is to say, the work was in making one’s voice heard.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
• All of which is to say: These scenes are not known for romance.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Nov. 2023
• All of which is to say: Apple has its work cut out for it here.
  — Casey Newton, The Verge, 2 June 2023
• All of which is to say, there are a lot of threads waiting to be tied up next season.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 30 July 2023
• Throw in the handful of strong salutes to the WGA and its crusade for a fair wage, and the heart of the Tonys was in the right — which is to say left — place.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2023
• The handling is pure BMW, which is to say more fun than Labrador puppies.
  — William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 28 Apr. 2023
• All of which is to say that Spy vs. Spy is only part of the larger picture.
  — Gyasi Hall, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2023
• All of which is to say, there’s a long road ahead for Ford’s shift to electric vehicles.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 28 July 2023
• One thing leads to the next, which is to say the unlikely duo wind up with a dead body on their hands and a snoopy neighbor (Judith Light) to ward off.
  — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2023
• All of which is to say: Walsh is ready to adapt on the fly as various outrages and panics flit from fashionable to played out on the right.
  — Indigo Olivier, The New Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
• Snake bites, lost boats, romantic betrayal; it's all treated with the same weight, which is to say none at all.
  — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2022
• All of which is to say: Twitter is a sinking ship and its users are scrambling for shards of wood to cling onto until the lifeboats arrive.
  — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2022
• The menu at 4 Charles is an extravagant appeal to one’s inner child, which is to say that it could have been drawn up by Richie Rich.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
• Phages live in places where bacteria live, which is to say, everywhere.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
• All of which is to say that this indictment could—emphasis on could—be mind-blowing.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 July 2023
• The three examples here are handsome and moving, which is to say worthy of their subject.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
• All of which is to say this: the Republican Party certainly is the party for those who were happy about the end of Roe.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 31 July 2023
• All of which is to say that bikes, even hybrid bikes, are deceptively complex.
  — Mike Richard, menshealth.com, 24 Apr. 2023
• Thus, the most important effect may be in the short term, which is to say the days following Tuesday’s decision.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• Because what does fame offer other than the adoration, which is to say, the approval, of other people?
  — Rachel Connolly, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2023
• Death may be a big adventure, but for bumblers, which is to say all of us, unvarnished life is adventure enough.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
• There exists this third area called purgatory in Catholic tradition, which is to say that the soul just kind of exists in this limbo space.
  — The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
• A lot of money goes to small-city and small-town departments—which is to say, police departments in red America.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 17 May 2023
• All of which is to say that Blauner knows a thing or two about plotting and how just when things appear at their worst, the plot comes together in a cunning resolution.
  — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
• This is happening because college football is a huge game of follow-the-leader, which is to say: Follow the money.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2022
• Jeffrey Morgenthaler is the rarest kind of famous bartender, which is to say, the kind that actually works behind a bar.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2023
• All of which is to say this: McCarthy has been here before, with the speakership in reach; this time, he’s got an even narrower path to victory than in 2015, when the job fell out of his grasp.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 22 Nov. 2022
• This appalling incident is devoid of any decorum, which is to say that it seems ripped from a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode.
  — Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2024
• Someone with a lifetime of wisdom and experience, which is to say: someone in their very early 40s.
  — Dave Holmes, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
• If that's the case, then most likely every other organic mattress is in the same boat, which is to say still better than a conventional.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 11 July 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024