little better than

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: not much better than (something) : only slightly better than (something)

The cookies were little better than cardboard.

Examples of little better than in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1913, Antonino Alati left southern Italy to find a better life in a land where many people regarded him as little better than scum. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Advertisement And yet, in many crisis settings, whether a woman receives timely treatment for postpartum hemorrhage is little better than a coin toss. — Jacinda Ardern, Time, 21 Mar. 2026

Despite assertions the almanacs are 80-85% accurate, studies have shown their long-range predictions are sometimes little better than a coin flip. — John Tufts, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025

Most of the time, prequels are little better than fan-fiction. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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