How to Use too bad in a Sentence
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Not too bad for this time of the year.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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But Gromfin didn’t feel too bad.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Still, don’t feel too bad for Zas.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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When the film opens, things aren’t too bad for the dude.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
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The next few pitches weren’t too bad.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025
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And that didn't happen, and that was too bad.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
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For a first campout, that’s not too bad in my book.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
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The first three years weren’t too bad, as my mother could still do quite a lot.
—Mary Stanik, Twin Cities, 14 June 2024
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That’s too bad because the music’s great.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
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In the grand scheme, the messy approach doesn’t hurt either side too bad.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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McGuane and his wife urged me to get on the road before the storm got too bad.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
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Not too bad of a price point considering its size and heft.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
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My only job was just to trust Øystein and hope to not do too bad.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
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Not too bad for a Saturday night!
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
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And five seasons in seven years isn’t too bad either.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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For a sub-US$800 e-bike, that’s not too bad.
—New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2026
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The out-of-conference shouldn’t be too bad with three likely wins.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Fan noise hit around 45 decibels under a heavy load, which isn’t too bad.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 June 2025
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Bite-sized renovations over time couldn’t be too bad, right?
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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The daily grind of training camp is nothing like it once was, though, and that’s too bad.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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The fact that Anthropic can’t make a disk drive or a floppy drive is too bad.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
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Plus, the price for this dual-duty ice maker isn't too bad, either.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
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Rutledge makes some fair points, but too bad they’re tainted by an insatiable greed.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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This season just went from good to great; too bad my girl Caroline had to pay the price.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Dry weight stands at 485 lb (220 kg), which isn’t too bad for a bike this size.
—New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
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But if anyone doesn’t like the way the Dodgers spent their money – too bad, Betts said.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2024
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Don’t feel too bad for McDavid and Draisaitl, by the way.
—Rob Rossi, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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The good news is that the actress is allegedly not down too bad and on her way to a full recovery.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Sep. 2023
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But then again, not too bad for an episode that was seemingly written in an afternoon.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
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However, there was a little movie magic going on there, so don't feel too bad if you were fooled.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 1 July 2025
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