put it mildly

Idioms  

1. Understate, say without exaggeration, as in It's a fairly long way to walk, to put it mildly—twenty miles or so. [First half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

ICE remains controversial, to put it mildly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Boy Throb lacks the obvious singing talent or physical coordination of the Backstreet Boys, One Direction or BTS, to put it mildly.

From The Wall Street Journal

To put it mildly, skepticism is warranted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Neither of those were great times to be buying stocks, to put it mildly.

From Barron's

I am, to put it mildly, a less-than-ideal recruit.

From Slate