How to Use not a bad thing in a Sentence

not a bad thing

noun
  • Maybe that’s not a bad thing; in fact, maybe that’s the point.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2024
  • That’s not a bad thing in the wake of the recent tariffs.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Gray hair is bound to happen to all of us—and that's not a bad thing.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024
  • That gives us hope that open heart surgery is not a bad thing in this case.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Growth is what a midlife crisis boils down to—and that's not a bad thing.
    Ricardo Madan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • My model thinks Landry is just fine — and that’s not a bad thing.
    Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • And for the fans who know what comes of his character, that's not a bad thing.
    Devonne Goode, Parents, 18 Sep. 2024
  • That’s not a bad thing — the Pixel Watch didn’t launch until 2022.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 11 June 2024
  • Balanced with enough ‘80s flair, that’s not a bad thing overall.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 June 2025
  • Canales is coming in with fresh eyes, and after a 2-15 campaign, that’s not a bad thing.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • That 671 hp aluminum mill is sourced from Mercedes-AMG, which is not a bad thing.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Your hand will also cause the ice to melt at a quicker rate, since this glass doesn’t have a stem—but that's not a bad thing.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 9 July 2024
  • Plastic is everywhere, and in some ways, that’s not a bad thing.
    Jerica Pender, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • That's not a bad thing if a buyer is looking for something rugged.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Look #2 This shows that going a little overboard is not a bad thing.
    Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Learning your child is on the spectrum is not a bad thing, nor should it be viewed in a negative light.
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 July 2023
  • Season three of the light comedy will feature Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep, which is not a bad thing.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • But Williams, often shirtless (and that’s not a bad thing), gets laughs as a dum-dum who speaks in a very high, piping voice.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
  • But here’s some stuff: 1) Sims leans towards over-informing (not a bad thing).
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Betting Stidham gets the nod to start Sunday and if that's the call for the 1st game of the regular season that's not a bad thing either.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
  • There’ll never be another cooker like him, and that’s not a bad thing.
    Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Everybody’s going to be more aware right now of their surroundings, and that’s not a bad thing.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
  • While being proactive about one’s health is not a bad thing, ‘Dr Google’ is just not that accurate.
    New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2024
  • So, my life has always had that feeling of being displaced, which is not a bad thing for a writer.
    Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • There’s some room for competition, which is not a bad thing.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Sadness is not a bad thing, but a thing that exists.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
  • And the fear is not a bad thing.
    Eric Olson, Outside, 4 Dec. 2025
  • This is a great thing, not a bad thing.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
  • This option was definitely noted to be the most tart of the whole bunch, which was not a bad thing for some tasters.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But not every company should — and that’s not a bad thing.
    Dennis Woodside, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025

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