How to Use too good to be true in a Sentence
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This guy is too good to be true.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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The price sounds too good to be true.
—Jessica Pellien, Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
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Yet, the deal was too good to be true.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
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Be wary of things that are too good to be true.
—Jeremy H. Gottschalk, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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The best scalp serums for hair growth might sound too good to be true.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Aug. 2025
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That tale is almost too good to be true.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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There is a new field of medicine that might sound too good to be true.
—Leana S. Wen, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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Stay away from no-name brands at prices that seem too good to be true.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
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Think streaming all these movies for free still sounds too good to be true?
—Caitlin White, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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Procedures priced low may be too good to be true.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 16 Jan. 2026
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Sure, romance movies and novels may sound too good to be true.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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The jokes don't hit the same when everything seems too good to be true.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 23 May 2025
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However, if things look too good to be true, this might be the case.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 30 July 2024
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Be wary of anyone offering a deal that seems too good to be true.
—Kate Foster, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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Fingers crossed this one comes off — sometimes, things like this sound too good to be true.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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But is this simple strategy too good to be true?
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
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Some things are too good to be true but are true nevertheless.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Be cautious and wary of job postings that appear too good to be true.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Be wary of companies that make promises that sound too good to be true.
—Gabriel Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
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Nordstrom’s sale is almost too good to be true every year!
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2025
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Messages that sound too good to be true also shouldn’t be trusted.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
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Give them a heads up about how anything that sounds too good to be true probably is.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
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Soon enough, people jumped online to figure out if the deal was too good to be true.
—Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
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These deals are almost too good to be true, so why not outfit every room in your house.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2025
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And maybe all of us should pay more attention to an offer that sounds too good to be true.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
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And if the price is just too good to be true, that should also get your spidey senses going.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kates said users should be skeptical of anything that sounds too easy or too good to be true.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes things are too good to be true or simply don't work, but there are nuggets of gold among the duds.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
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If this sounds almost too good to be true, check out some of the best hair-removal creams below.
—Christine Giordano, womenshealthmag.com, 26 May 2023
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This dish is simply too good to be true, with all of the right palate pleasers on board to satisfy.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
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