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

Some critics saw them as little more than a handout that diverted resources from more pressing needs such as healthcare and education. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Critics complain these changes amount to little more than corporate posturing. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

That is not the system being built by most of the companies riding the AI wave toward their next funding round, many of them little more than a polished user interface wrapped around someone else’s model. — Arya Rao, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

No shade on Parrish — as written, milquetoast Kevin is little more than an air of genial befuddlement with a jawline, an impression not helped by the predictability of his arc. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for little more than

• artilleryman
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• bedpan
• began
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• fishman