too bad
idiom
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."
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Getting discovered by Solange’s Saint Heron team After enrolling at the University of Cincinnati just to get out of her mother’s house, picking up a job bussing tables didn’t seem too bad.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
Thank God his parents are too dead to see their son’s ignominious end; too bad everyone at the country club isn’t dead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Gordon actually had an RAS score of 8.16 which isn’t too bad but the damage was done for me.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The theater’s about a third full, which is not too bad.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
Thank God his parents are too dead to see their son’s ignominious end; too bad everyone at the country club isn’t dead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Gordon actually had an RAS score of 8.16 which isn’t too bad but the damage was done for me.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The theater’s about a third full, which is not too bad.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for too bad
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“Too bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20bad. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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