How to Use shabby in a Sentence

shabby

adjective

• Backing out of the deal was a shabby thing to do.
• He wore a shabby coat.
• The furniture was old and shabby.
• They complained about the shabby treatment they received at the hotel.
• Her first apartment was pretty shabby.
• But the rest of the draft class isn't too shabby either.
  — The Heat Index, azcentral, 30 Apr. 2018
• The shabby chic decor trend is in fifth place, with 1.7M posts.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Aug. 2023
• The two-and-a-half-acre grounds aren’t too shabby, either.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2023
• Not too shabby for a place that, at the time, rented out for $137 a night.
  — Colleen Oakley, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2023
• And the graphics weren't too shabby for the early '90s.
  — Taylor Murphy, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
• Figs do look quite shabby at this time of the year as the leaves yellow and turn brown.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Oct. 2020
• Sunday was a chance, the one day in the week, to cast off the shabby work clothes or the uniforms and show off.
  — Toby Zinman, Philly.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• As for the movies, well, second place isn’t too shabby.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2018
• Not too shabby for a song born in the back of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart’s tour bus in late 2015.
  — Bobby Olivier, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2019
• Not too shabby for a team that had not advanced to the playoffs since 2007.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Still, seven of eight Born to Run songs isn’t too shabby.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
• The Rokkr are much improved in hardpoint, and the Empire aren’t too shabby in search now.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2021
• Aaron Wong wasn’t too shabby either, with three hits and five RBIs.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
• Playing in the tournament in 2021 wouldn't be too shabby of a run for the program.
  — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 3 June 2020
• The Chiefs offense is a juggernaut, but the Browns aren’t too shabby, either, on that side of the ball.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 14 Jan. 2021
• Paul Ivory, while another man, the shabby and sweet Ted Tice, pines for her.
  — New York Times, 9 Mar. 2021
• Of course, the Greek island views weren’t too shabby, either.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 July 2023
• Lillian, Bessie and Roland make for a shabby and ramshackle trio.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019
• That's not too shabby, but still down nearly 8% from the year before.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 25 Feb. 2020
• Even so, #87 isn’t feeling too shabby about how things have played out with Ms. Swift.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2023
• It was also found in the revival of a shabby barn at the Shirley-Eustis House, just a few blocks away from here.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• As the captain of the national team, Mike had just won the 2003 World Cup in Australia — not too shabby.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2018
• In shabby old suits and twine belts, Didi and Gogo may seem more picturesque than poor.
  — Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 30 May 2018
• Heidi gave the wood trim a ‘shabby chic’ sanding job, which survives to this day.
  — Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
• Christina’s house turns out to be a shabby roadside shack, and her life more baffling than Grace could possibly have imagined.
  — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Jan 2025