too bad

phrase

1

—used to show that one is sorry or feels bad about something

It's too bad that John and Mary are getting divorced.

2

—used in an ironic way to show that one is not sorry or does not feel bad about something

"But I need your help!" "(That's just) Too bad."

Examples of too bad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Principals will decide whether to keep students inside if the odor is too bad to play outside. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

That’s too bad, according to MLB, which suggests players are losing out in the current system because their earnings are not formally tied to revenues. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 July 2026

The bZ4X wasn’t too bad before, but the bZ is much better now. — New Atlas, 20 July 2026

This one will peak at seven minutes and 29 seconds in a spot in the Atlantic Ocean north of Brazil—not too bad, though perhaps a bit farther in the future than those of us alive now can wait. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for too bad

• comrade
• dryad
• dyad
• forbad
• grandad
• granddad
• keypad
• nomad
• notepad
• postgrad
• sinbad
• tetrad