I must say – English Grammar Profiler

The fixed expression “I must say” is used to give emphasis to a statement, usually regarding something positive or noteworthy. It is commonly used to express admiration, approval, or surprise. This phrase is often followed by adverbs such as “absolutely,” “extremely,” “pleasantly,” or conjunctions like “though,” and it can also incorporate more advanced vocabulary such as “impressed.” Overall, “I must say” is employed to highlight the speaker’s strong opinion or reaction to a particular situation or subject.

Here are three example sentences utilizing the given vocabulary:

  1. “I must say, I am absolutely impressed with her performance. She showcased exceptional talent and stage presence.”
  2. “The food at that restaurant was extremely delicious, I must say. Every dish we ordered was a pleasant surprise.”
  3. “The weather may be cold, but the view from the top of the mountain is breathtaking, I must say. Though it was a challenging hike, the stunning scenery made it all worthwhile.”

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1 I MUST SAY THAT I AM VERY 144

EU-Startups “Computer vision can have a big impact on the fashion … I must say that I am very happy with how the complete team of Pixyle.ai adapted to working remotely. We were up and running from day 2.

2 I MUST SAY, THOUGH, THAT 93 3 I MUST SAY, HOWEVER, THAT 89 4 I MUST SAY I AM VERY IMPRESSED 82 5 I MUST SAY THAT I DON’T 75 6 I MUST SAY THAT I AM NOT 73 7 I MUST SAY THAT I WAS VERY 71 8 I MUST SAY YOU HAVE DONE A 68 9 I MUST SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER 66 10 I MUST SAY I WAS A LITTLE 63 11 I MUST SAY THIS IS ONE OF 61 12 I MUST SAY THAT THIS IS A 59 13 I MUST SAY I WAS VERY IMPRESSED 57 14 I MUST SAY THAT THIS IS THE 56 15 I MUST SAY THAT IT IS A 50 16 I MUST SAY I AM IMPRESSED . 49 17 I MUST SAY I AM VERY PLEASED 48

18 I MUST SAY I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED 48

I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the sign language used 

when the Mazie and the Bird Girl Trio sang.

broadwayworld.com

19 I MUST SAY THAT IT WAS A 48 20 I MUST SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN 47 21 I MUST SAY, I AM VERY 46 22 I MUST SAY THAT YOU’VE DONE A 46 23 I MUST SAY THAT THIS IS ONE 45 24 I MUST SAY THIS IS THE BEST 45 25 I MUST SAY THAT I AM IMPRESSED 44 26 I MUST SAY I WAS A BIT 43 27 I MUST SAY THAT I AGREE WITH 43 28 I MUST SAY THAT I DON’T 42 29 I MUST SAY, IT ‘S A 41 30 I MUST SAY I AM IMPRESSED WITH 41 31 I MUST SAY I WAS IMPRESSED WITH 41 32 I MUST SAY THAT I DO NOT 41 33 I MUST SAY, IT WAS A 40 34 I MUST SAY, THIS IS A 40 35 I MUST SAY THAT I AM A 40 36 I MUST SAY THAT I LOVE THE 40 37 I MUST SAY, THIS IS THE 39 38 I MUST SAY, I DON’T 38 39 I MUST SAY, I WAS VERY 36 40 I MUST SAY I’M VERY IMPRESSED 36 41 I MUST SAY THAT I LIKE THE 36 42 I MUST SAY, IT IS A 33 43 I MUST SAY I AM VERY HAPPY 33 44 I MUST SAY IT WAS HARD TO 33 45 I MUST SAY THAT I WAS A 32 46 I MUST SAY, I WAS A 31 47 I MUST SAY, I’M VERY 30 48 I MUST SAY THAT I’M VERY 30 49 I MUST SAY THAT I AM EXTREMELY 30 50 I MUST SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN 30 51 I MUST SAY THAT I AM REALLY 29 52 I MUST SAY I’M IMPRESSED . 28 53 I MUST SAY THAT I ‘M NOT 28 54 I MUST SAY, I’M NOT 27 55 I MUST SAY, I HAVE BEEN 27 56 I MUST SAY I’M A LITTLE 27 57 I MUST SAY I LOVE IT . 27 58 I MUST SAY THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE 27 59 I MUST SAY, I AM NOT 26 60 I MUST SAY, I DON’T 26 61 I MUST SAY. 25 62 I MUST SAY I AM QUITE IMPRESSED 25 63 I MUST SAY THAT I HAVE NOT 25 64 I MUST SAY THIS IS A GREAT 25 65 I MUST SAY, I AM IMPRESSED 24 66 I MUST SAY, I LOVE IT 24 67 I MUST SAY, THIS IS ONE 24 68 I MUST SAY I AM A BIT 24 69 I MUST SAY I AM A LITTLE 24 70 I MUST SAY THAT I AM QUITE 24 71 I MUST SAY THAT I WAS PLEASANTLY 24 72 I MUST SAY I LOVE IT ! 23 73 I MUST SAY IT WAS A GREAT 23 74 I MUST SAY THAT I ‘M IMPRESSED 23 75 I MUST SAY THAT I FIND IT 23 76 I MUST SAY THAT I REALLY LIKE 22 77 I MUST SAY THAT I WAS IMPRESSED 22 78 I MUST SAY THAT IT IS THE 22 79 I MUST SAY, I AM A 21 80 I MUST SAY, I DIDN’T 21 81 I MUST SAY A BIG THANK YOU 21 82 I MUST SAY I’M VERY HAPPY 21 83 I MUST SAY IT IS THE BEST 21 84 I MUST SAY THAT I AM SO 21 85 I MUST SAY THAT I DID NOT 21 86 I MUST SAY THAT I HAVE A 21 87 I MUST SAY THAT I WAS NOT 21 88 I MUST SAY THAT I WAS QUITE 21 89 I MUST SAY THAT IT ‘S A 21 90 I MUST SAY THAT IT IS VERY 21 91 I MUST SAY THIS IS A VERY 21 92 I MUST SAY, I’M A 20 93 I MUST SAY IT IS ONE OF 20 94 I MUST SAY THAT I AM SURPRISED 20 95 I MUST SAY THAT I CAN NOT 20 96 I MUST SAY THAT I WAS SURPRISED 20 97 I MUST SAY, I HAVE NEVER 19 98 I MUST SAY, I LOVE THE 19 99 I MUST SAY, I REALLY LIKE 19

100 I MUST SAY, I WAS IMPRESSED 19

B1 vocabulary in the above lines:

absolutely, extremely, pleasantly, though B2:

impressed