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.

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Casou heard about it from afar and could do little more than send money. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 The disclosure from Anthropic late Thursday came little more than a week after rival company OpenAI revealed that a pair of its models had escaped during a test and hacked into another company. Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 July 2026 Anyone can start posting online for little more than the cost of a smartphone, but there’s an appetite among aspiring influencers who will pay six figures to learn how to build a brand, attract an audience, and monetize their content. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 31 July 2026 So on Thursday, a small group of a little more than two dozen environmental justice advocates convened in Oakland to march to Wicks’ district office and present her staff with a letter asking the lawmaker to back Senate Bill 954. Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 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 6 Aug. 2026.

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