いわば
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. so to speak; so to call it; as it were
Pitch accent
わば
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Examples (17 in total)
I was an outsider, so to speak.
He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
He is, so to speak, a star player.
That was, as it were, part of the job.
She was, so to speak, our idol.
She is, as it were, a walking speaker.
He is a wise fool, so to speak.
Inventions are born, so to speak, of necessity.
He is, so to speak, her servant.
He is, so to speak, a walking encyclopedia.
Japan is, as it were, his second home.
A treaty is, as it were, a contract between countries.
This cat is, so to speak, a member of our family.
What is shown on television is, as it were, a reflection of what society is like.
This computer network is, as it were, the nervous system of the company.
A good coach is like a parent to the players.
Mount Everest is, so to speak, the roof of the world.