to say the least

idiom

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

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From analyzing my skin’s health with machine imaging to applying damage-repairing growth factors, and even using temperature therapy as my daily dose of longevity, the results were shocking to say the least. Essence, 16 May 2025 There are scrapers that aim to offer that service, but that's a gray area, to say the least. Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025 It's been a big year for Coco Jones, to say the least. Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 5 May 2025 But moving that many book boxes would have been challenging to say the least. Steve Hartman, CBS News, 2 May 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 May. 2025.

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