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

Yet for most fans, his voice has been little more than background noise, an acapella Muzak that only gets noticed when Araujo makes a mistake. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

According to Stewart, all types of major crime in Evanston continue to fall, a decrease of a little more than 13% over a 12-month period recorded from July 2025 to June 2026. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Edinburg, a town of a little more than 1,300, is located in Saratoga County and is about 54 miles northwest of Albany. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

With steel and aluminum in limited supply in World War II, Allied forces gave serious consideration to a proposal made by English inventor Geoffrey Pyke to build ships out of little more than frozen water. — Mike McRae 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for little more than

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