not (too) shabby

phrase

informal

: fairly good or quite good

He came in second in the race. That's not too shabby for an inexperienced runner.

Examples of not (too) shabby in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two fake firsts, seconds, and salary filler to get Anthony Davis and Trae Young is not too shabby. — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026

The other side of scrimmage was not too shabby, either, in holding seven opponents to 14 or fewer points. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

That’s not too shabby given the four-year break between albums. — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2025

That’s not too shabby for finger food that comes together in less than 20 minutes. — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025

That’s not too shabby for a group that had its fifth right guard working the bulk of the afternoon. — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025

All in all, that’s not too shabby for a team that still doesn’t have the veteran point guard, Fox, who was given a four-year, $229 million extension over the summer. — Sam Amick, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025