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.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Those three guys coming off the bench aren’t too shabby, either.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 24 Apr. 2022
• The ridiculous incompetence of the reasons, the bloody and shabby Pathos of the result.
  — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 Mar. 2022
• But instead of heading to the park, the family drove to an apartment in a shabby part of Long Beach.
  — WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023
• But frankly, gains of 25% or higher in just six months aren't shabby for some Michigan big brand names.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
• And yet, the latter seems forlorn and shabby on the charger next to the matte darkness of this inky usurper.
  — Victoria Song, The Verge, 19 Sep. 2024
• Despite that, Gen Zers’ average credit score isn’t too shabby.
  — Cheyenne Devon, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024