How to Use too good to be true in a Sentence

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Definition of too good to be truenext
  • Turns out that win-and-you're-in was too good to be true for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
    — USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
  • But Phil quickly learns the deal is too good to be true.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
  • And for just $15, this deal is almost too good to be true.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Stay away from no-name brands at prices that seem too good to be true.
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Talking Points: Are Temu and Shein's fashion deals too good to be true?
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Of course, like many things that are too good to be true, the online cost didn’t match the actual price.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cyber Monday is one of the last days of the year when stores offer deals that often seem too good to be true.
    — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Give them a heads up about how anything that sounds too good to be true probably is.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Like many dupes going viral on the internet as of late, is this one too good to be true?
    — Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
  • Some things are too good to be true but are true nevertheless.
    — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
  • The friendly local who is offering to show you the sights is too good to be true – chances are, there's a scam behind it.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The promises and benefits of RPM echoed in Michael’s head, seemingly too good to be true.
    — William Mullane, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • Getting cash back on apps sounds too good to be true, yet that is indeed what the Upside app offers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • To critics and skeptics of their work, their ascent to fame seems eerily sudden and too good to be true.
    — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
  • However, people should also be aware of flights that may be too good to be true.
    — Solcyre Burga, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Madewell’s End of Season Sale is happening this weekend, and the deals are (almost) too good to be true.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Treat yourself all season long with our picks for the skincare products that will make your skin look too good to be true.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
  • But Yu soon learned that his new apartment in the Portola neighborhood was too good to be true.
    — St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
  • Below, find the eight best sales this weekend — and hurry, because some of these deals seem almost too good to be true.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • Look out for long, overly specific URLs, sites that haven’t been around for very long and offers that seem too good to be true.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Other geometers thought such shapes sounded too good to be true.
    — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Classic curb appeal, room for the family (kind of), and more electric range than a new Mini EV… All sounding too good to be true?
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023
  • But there is a hint of skepticism in her tone, suggesting that Musgraves is well aware that maybe the good things really are too good to be true.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Like a lot of people, Richardson wondered whether the mistaken identity was just too good to be true.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2023
  • For conservative income investors, some new funds look too good to be true.
    — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Now, the Times reports that the deal for Ferrovial is viewed by remaining shareholders as almost too good to be true, and many appear keen to sell out.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 11 Dec. 2023
  • This initially seemed too good to be true, according to Mallon.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 18 July 2023
  • Here’s how to avoid fraud: Get more than one bid or estimate: This will offer a better explanation on if the offers are too high or too good to be true.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024

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