little more than

phrase

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

In the little more than 600 days before the Games begin, Raman will oversee the city’s preparations. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

At Park 566, Shahzad tailed a group of three common loons appearing as little more than black silhouettes in the water. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

There’s a vast gulf between the fear and fury of New Yorkers and the indolence of many leaders, who continue to treat e-bikes as little more than a minor annoyance. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026

Hegseth has justified those removals in the vaguest of terms, which has convinced most observers that the real reason amounts to little more than because these officers followed the lawful orders of the previous administration. — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for little more than

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• began
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• fishman