too good to be true

phrase

—used to say that something cannot be as good as it seems to be

The price of the car is too good to be true. There must be something wrong with it.

Examples of too good to be true in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The brand’s deals on best-selling products feel just too good to be true. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026

Fundamentals At first glance Zoom’s headline net margin looks too good to be true. — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Do not respond to any offer that seems too good to be true or to anyone demanding payments that don’t make sense to you. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026

Given the rounds this baby has managed to make on social media, as part of It-girls’ seasonal ensembles, the price reduction feels too good to be true. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for too good to be true

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup