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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Seniors should also be cognizant of offers that seem too good to be true as well as any pressure to act urgently.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Teach kids to recognize red flags, like advice that seems too good to be true or comes from anonymous social media accounts.
—Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Think streaming all these movies for free still sounds too good to be true?
—Caitlin White, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Messages that sound too good to be true also shouldn’t be trusted.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Teach kids to recognize red flags, like advice that seems too good to be true or comes from anonymous social media accounts.
—Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Think streaming all these movies for free still sounds too good to be true?
—Caitlin White, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Messages that sound too good to be true also shouldn’t be trusted.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
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 14 Sep. 2025.
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