Synonym: as it were, as we say. Similar words: to speak of, speak, speaker, speak up, speak for, go to sleep, peak, prospect. Meaning: adv. 1. as if it were really so 2. in a manner of speaking.
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31. They don't take flight immediately as they could be heading straight into the lion's mouth, so to speak.
32. These constitute, so to speak, the raw materials for effective education perse.
33. Impatience is justified if theory moves off into the stratosphere, so to speak.
34. None of this has knocked the wind out of me, so to speak.
35. All we have to do is get in and establish a bridgehead, so to speak.
36. Unlike most volcanic rocks, obsidian does not contain phenocrysts; it is, so to speak, all glassy groundmass.
37. The two processes are, so to speak, symbiotically related; they are the mutually reinforcing determinants of development.
38. I learnt my quantum mechanics, so to speak, straight from the horse's mouth.
39. He is, so to speak, an upstart.
40. He is, so to speak, a hardworking student.
41. Mary is, so to speak, a hardworking student.
42. This could jeopardize our business relationship, so to speak.
43. I was, so to speak, being hauled in tow.
44. They would go to these flagellation brothels to experience what it was to be the one on the bottom, so to speak.
45. The property you are about to buy should be in a place that's just a stone's throw away , so to speak, for the sake of convenience.
46. For some reason, the public responded negatively to this, forcing Shockley to, uh, pull out, so to speak.
47. The dog is , so to speak, a member of the family.
48. The coracle, left to herself, turning from side to side, threaded, so to speak, her way through these lower parts, and avoided the steep slopes and higher, toppling summits of the wave.
49. We didn't "dumb things down" so to speak. If they need clarification we were happy to offer it but otherwise we just talked to them without any special exceptions for their age.
50. So your forte , so to speak, is defense, not scoring points.
51. Now besides this principle of change there must also be in the monad a variety which changes. This variety constitutes, so to speak, the specific nature and the variety of the simple substances.
52. As Alice said, vampires frenzy like sharks when there's blood "in the water,[www.Sentencedict.com] " so to speak. (That's why Edward was ditching Biology on the day they were blood typing.
53. The paper gives only a sketch of complex and lengthy computations , so to speak, offstage.
54. He is, so to speak, merged in the more shining qualities of his wife.
55. Marion had just been to see me, and had a prior claim so to speak.
56. He is , so to speak , a walking dictionary.
57. We take the consuming trend seriously at any moment and focus on the manufacturing of creative and special product, So to speak, Beau Ideal is a bright star in Chinese seasoning industry.
58. This is a simple test to get me going, to "prime the pump," so to speak.
59. Lizards and mice can lose their eyesight in a blink ( so to speak ) inhabiting lightless caves.
60. The five countries have now all passed, so to speak, their entry test.
More similar words: to speak of, speak, speaker, speak up, speak for, go to sleep, peak, prospect, introspect, introspection, so that, toss, hospital, chitosan, photo, motor, atmosphere, go together, a lot of, that is to say, to some extent, protocol, go to pieces, peanut, appeal, appear, photograph, break, steak, sneak.