too bad

Idioms  

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

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Example Sentences

“I do see this as more of an extension of a live BP situation. So it didn’t feel too bad going into this game.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"Again this year the sea ice hasn't been too bad, but I can only see a handful of penguins really," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

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, but they got to do what they think is right.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

After all this, including the plowing, it had used only about two-and-a-half gallons, not too bad.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien