couldn't be worse/better
idiom
: to be as bad/good as it can be
The situation couldn't be worse/better.
Examples of couldn't be worse/better in a Sentence
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And after last week's episode saw KellyAnne successfully take out a member of The Treehouse, the timing couldn't be better for a challenge full of sabotage.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 June 2022
The timing of Ward's injury couldn't be worse for the team as the Browns get ready to face the impressive Stroud.
—Tom Withers, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Jonathan Gitlin Volkswagen's forthcoming electric minivan couldn't be better named.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
According to the National Weather Service Phoenix Office, conditions couldn't be better.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
The location couldn't be better for the service, Broomall said.
—Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 29 June 2022
While the effort to grow these new varieties started before the invasion of Ukraine in late February, the timing couldn't be better.
—Samantha Pearson, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
Clearly, Ted Lasso is one of the funniest shows on TV right now, and the timing to get on the bandwagon couldn't be better because the second season is right around the corner.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 14 July 2021
Bridges, who'll be 27 before the beginning of the 2023-2024 season, will be in his prime and the timing probably couldn't be better in regards to optimizing a trade return for him.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 June 2022
The timing of Ward's injury couldn't be worse for the team as the Browns get ready to face the impressive Stroud.
—Tom Withers, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Jonathan Gitlin Volkswagen's forthcoming electric minivan couldn't be better named.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
According to the National Weather Service Phoenix Office, conditions couldn't be better.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
The location couldn't be better for the service, Broomall said.
—Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 29 June 2022
While the effort to grow these new varieties started before the invasion of Ukraine in late February, the timing couldn't be better.
—Samantha Pearson, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
Clearly, Ted Lasso is one of the funniest shows on TV right now, and the timing to get on the bandwagon couldn't be better because the second season is right around the corner.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 14 July 2021
Bridges, who'll be 27 before the beginning of the 2023-2024 season, will be in his prime and the timing probably couldn't be better in regards to optimizing a trade return for him.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
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