too good to be true
idiom
—used to say that something cannot be as good as it seems to be
The price of the car is too good to be true. There must be something wrong with it.
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People have been trafficked from more than 60 countries around the world—often after seeing online ads promising them jobs that are too good to be true.
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Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
And if the price is just too good to be true, that should also get your spidey senses going.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
But one prominent short-seller thinks the story is too good to be true.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
Nordstrom This Nordstrom sale is almost too good to be true!
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
And if the price is just too good to be true, that should also get your spidey senses going.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
But one prominent short-seller thinks the story is too good to be true.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
Nordstrom This Nordstrom sale is almost too good to be true!
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for too good to be true
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“Too good to be true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20good%20to%20be%20true. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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