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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Rutledge makes some fair points, but too bad they’re tainted by an insatiable greed.
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
If true, good for those outside government in possession of digital wallets, and too bad for those outside government with digital wallets assuming the coins collapse.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In other ways, the common culture of 50 or 60 years ago doesn’t look too bad.
—Linda Hall, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
If true, good for those outside government in possession of digital wallets, and too bad for those outside government with digital wallets assuming the coins collapse.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In other ways, the common culture of 50 or 60 years ago doesn’t look too bad.
—Linda Hall, Vulture, 13 Mar. 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 23 Apr. 2025.
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