little more than

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: 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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Argentinian guitarist Ivan Singh headed to Chicago just four years ago with little more than a cigar box guitar, racking up local gigs at iconic Windy City blues clubs like Rosa’s and Legends since. Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Despite the bold language in the order, the actual power of Trump’s EO amounts to little more than a strong suggestion. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 But the double did little more than pace around the set in a towel as Franco chose to repeatedly hurl himself into tiled walls. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025 The institute’s purchase of the Birkenstock property is its second major investment in the vicinity in little more than a year. Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 31 July 2025 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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