to say the least

Idioms  

1. Not to exaggerate, as in When the ring turned up in the lost and found, she was delighted, to say the least. This idiom was first recorded in 1809.

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Example Sentences

The path from these relatively reasonable speculations to nuclear apocalypse is, to say the least, another matter.

From Barron's

It was jarring, to say the least, and I wasn’t exactly sure what to take from an observation like that aside from offense.

From MarketWatch

It’s a powerful story, to say the least, and Neville handles it in “Man on the Run” with great aplomb.

From Salon

So in terms of form, approach, certainly different and much more abrupt and less concerned about the form of the relationship, to say the least.

From The Wall Street Journal

A stunner, to say the least, and another reminder that sports aren’t just unpredictable, but ruthless.

From The Wall Street Journal