so to speak
Example Sentences
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The rich are driving the economic bus, so to speak, and the rest of the country is just trying squeeze into the cheap seats.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
But the madness of the Ingalls project, so to speak, is made very clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“But Ramón always finds a way to ‘put the vitamins in the ice cream,’ so to speak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
"Parents have, so to speak, taken power over the schools and started reporting things. Except that not everything they report is necessarily accurate," said Carla Bonnet of the FO union.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
They clung to him as though he were the reincarnation of the Besht, as though he were their student tzaddik, so to speak.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
