not to say
idiom
—used to introduce a more forceful or critical way of describing someone or something
He was impolite, not to say downright rude!
Examples of not to say in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
This is not to say that somebody shouldn’t draft Bronny.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
That’s not to say farmers are happy either, as pumps deliver less water despite a second year of drought-busting storms.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
That’s not to say the United States is wrong to be cautious about investment from China, several scholars and lawyers said.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 May 2024
The researchers are careful not to say that their results show that LLMs actually possess theory of mind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2024
That’s not to say every international investment works out.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
That’s not to say there aren’t mind-blowing action sequences.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
That’s not to say that Hanna is blowing her own horn in the memoir, quite the opposite.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 May 2024
Davis clawed his way to a second term despite his wretched approval rating, which is not to say that Biden will win in November.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
That’s not to say farmers are happy either, as pumps deliver less water despite a second year of drought-busting storms.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
That’s not to say the United States is wrong to be cautious about investment from China, several scholars and lawyers said.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 May 2024
The researchers are careful not to say that their results show that LLMs actually possess theory of mind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2024
That’s not to say every international investment works out.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
That’s not to say there aren’t mind-blowing action sequences.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
That’s not to say that Hanna is blowing her own horn in the memoir, quite the opposite.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 May 2024
Davis clawed his way to a second term despite his wretched approval rating, which is not to say that Biden will win in November.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
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“Not to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20to%20say. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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