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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On our roads, the speed limits, traffic signals, stop signs and railroad crossing gates are little more than suggestions to many motorists in South Florida.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
With little more than a few beach chairs and a tiny oceanfront bar, these clean, cozy accommodations feel perfectly remote and removed, just what the doctor ordered for your stay on Anegada.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
He’s even gone so far as to flat out lie to the public, claiming 90 thousand acres had been thinned and cleared when the actual number was little more than 10 thousand.
—Brian Jones, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Thousands had set up makeshift homes made of little more than cloth, asbestos, and plastic sheets.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
With little more than a few beach chairs and a tiny oceanfront bar, these clean, cozy accommodations feel perfectly remote and removed, just what the doctor ordered for your stay on Anegada.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
He’s even gone so far as to flat out lie to the public, claiming 90 thousand acres had been thinned and cleared when the actual number was little more than 10 thousand.
—Brian Jones, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Thousands had set up makeshift homes made of little more than cloth, asbestos, and plastic sheets.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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