in a manner of speaking
idiom
—used to say that a statement is true or accurate in a certain way even if it is not literally or completely true
His retirement was, in a manner of speaking, the beginning of his real career.
After the storm destroyed their house, they were, in a manner of speaking, lost at sea.
Examples of in a manner of speaking in a Sentence
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Teammates Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Albert Pujols, Wainwright were, in a manner of speaking, Schumaker’s soul mates.
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John Hughes, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Heidi Klum as the human body in 2011 Klum bared it all — in a manner of speaking — with this blood-red skeletal costume for Halloween 2011.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The murder victim from season three is somehow a murder suspect in season four, at least in a manner of speaking.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
And, in a manner of speaking, they are further protected by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
So Mohegan hit the jackpot, in a manner of speaking, with its random drawing of Indiana for its opener.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2024
And, in a manner of speaking, the government has collapsed.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
These studies have shown that grandma killer whales help their daughters and grandchildren by providing food, protection and, in a manner of speaking, wisdom.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
The task for figuring that out falls to, well, us, in a manner of speaking, at least.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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John Hughes, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Heidi Klum as the human body in 2011 Klum bared it all — in a manner of speaking — with this blood-red skeletal costume for Halloween 2011.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The murder victim from season three is somehow a murder suspect in season four, at least in a manner of speaking.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
And, in a manner of speaking, they are further protected by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
So Mohegan hit the jackpot, in a manner of speaking, with its random drawing of Indiana for its opener.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2024
And, in a manner of speaking, the government has collapsed.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
These studies have shown that grandma killer whales help their daughters and grandchildren by providing food, protection and, in a manner of speaking, wisdom.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
The task for figuring that out falls to, well, us, in a manner of speaking, at least.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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