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.
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Among those ensnared in the Jungle was a specter of a man who possessed little more than his name: Thomas Rath.
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Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Instead, California’s approach to Housing First entails little more than warehousing people in permanent-supportive housing (PSH) units.
—Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
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Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Instead, California’s approach to Housing First entails little more than warehousing people in permanent-supportive housing (PSH) units.
—Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for little more than
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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