little more than
idiom
: not much more than (something) : only slightly more than (something)
They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.
Examples of little more than in a Sentence
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The case was originally prosecuted by his predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
For Mr. Weinstein, 72, the immediate impact of the ruling might amount to little more than a change of scenery.
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Nicole Hong, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Its airdrops of aid appear to be little more than gestures of goodwill.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
Both bills were stripped of their meaningful language and reduced to little more than toothless bromides at the behest of the committee’s chairman, state Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat from Irvine.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
On the other hand, there’s research implying that many false beliefs are little more than cheap talk.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
They’re broadly understood to work by inhibiting hunger and slowing the passage of food from the stomach—effects that sound benign, as if the drugs were little more than pharmacological versions of a fiber-rich diet.
—Gary Taubes, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
On the day of our recent visit, the place was little more than a 3.5-mile loop of pavement—albeit one that jinks across the land like a back road in the Great Smoky Mountains, with 127 feet of elevation change from beginning to end.
—Sam Smith, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2024
And with beliefs in Trump's guilt largely falling in line with partisanship, opinions on the indictments appear to be little more than a reflection of how voters feel about Trump at large.
—Irena Li, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2024
It's made with little more than coconut oil, hemp extract, and a blend of organic cardamom, peppermint, and cacao absolute essential oils.
—Jamie Ballard, Allure, 28 Mar. 2024
Nicole Hong, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Its airdrops of aid appear to be little more than gestures of goodwill.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
Both bills were stripped of their meaningful language and reduced to little more than toothless bromides at the behest of the committee’s chairman, state Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat from Irvine.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
On the other hand, there’s research implying that many false beliefs are little more than cheap talk.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
They’re broadly understood to work by inhibiting hunger and slowing the passage of food from the stomach—effects that sound benign, as if the drugs were little more than pharmacological versions of a fiber-rich diet.
—Gary Taubes, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
On the day of our recent visit, the place was little more than a 3.5-mile loop of pavement—albeit one that jinks across the land like a back road in the Great Smoky Mountains, with 127 feet of elevation change from beginning to end.
—Sam Smith, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2024
And with beliefs in Trump's guilt largely falling in line with partisanship, opinions on the indictments appear to be little more than a reflection of how voters feel about Trump at large.
—Irena Li, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2024
It's made with little more than coconut oil, hemp extract, and a blend of organic cardamom, peppermint, and cacao absolute essential oils.
—Jamie Ballard, Allure, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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