to say the least

idiom

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

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Advertisement The negotiations between the E.U. and the U.S. have been rocky, to say the least, since Trump’s return to the White House. Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 12 July 2025 Doyle is high-energy on the mound, to say the least. C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Until now, Clark has been getting exclusive interviews with Superman, which, as Lois points out, is ethically questionable, to say the least. Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025 The design of the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which just opened up to previews for LACMA members and media in the past few days, has reasonably been described as controversial, to say the least. Chris Willman, Variety, 29 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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