so to speak
Example Sentences
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“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
“Those were his, so to speak, survival skills.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
"Before, it was unimaginable. Now, we've invented a new field, so to speak."
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
By now she understood that the mood in the nursery had begun to curdle, so to speak, and that the cause had something to do with her shutting of the windows.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
