so to speak
Example Sentences
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"I do believe there is a place to never want to kill the joy, so to speak," said McCullum.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The car was in neutral, so to speak.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 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
"I think that was weak, so to speak."
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
I have followed its roots, so to speak, to the first infallible cause of all created things.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
