too bad

Idioms  

1. Unfortunate, as in Too bad the shoes don't fit you. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

I don’t travel that much, but if you’re going to be at the airport for three hours or more, I feel like $90 isn’t too bad of a price.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

"It's too bad, sort of disloyalty," Trump said.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

“It’s too bad, sort of disloyalty, but they got to do what they think is right.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

“I’m not too bad myself, though,” I said shortly afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

“It’s too bad it has to end like this,” said Harry Rowen, Ellsberg’s friend and longtime boss at Rand.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin