How to Use which is to say in a Sentence

which is to say

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  • None of which is to say that a rapprochement with the EU is in the cards.
    Anand Menon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • First item of business: The Vale and the North are not responding to voice mails (which is to say, ravens) asking for their allegiance.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • 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
  • All of which is to say that drills, practice, pregame infield work, whatever — that all matters to him.
    Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • 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
  • For decades, the search was on for a single tile that might fill a plane in an aperiodic pattern, which is to say one that has no repeats.
    Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
  • 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
  • Each of them lost several comrades and suffered injuries of their own, which is to say that not all of their scars are visible.
    Michael Nordine, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • All of which is to say that nobody would blame you for tuning out Smith’s directorial output years ago.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024

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