How to Use little better than in a Sentence
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Again, just a little better than average—but all of the time!
—Shep Hyken, Forbes, 27 June 2021
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Most of the time, prequels are little better than fan-fiction.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Feels like the Stars are a little better than the Wild in just about every area.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
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But even Keough jokes that her tryout went a little better than Claflin’s.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
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There's little better than a juicy steak eaten outdoors on a beautiful evening as the sun sets.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
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Some can withstand foot traffic a little better than others, but turf grasses are by far the most durable.
—oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2022
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Hoosiers might want to keep in mind the almanacs' long-range predictions are sometimes little better than a coin flip.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2024
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The only thing that looks certain is that retirees are doing a little better than those who still work for a living.
—Scott Burns, Dallas News, 18 July 2022
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His books are little better than his conversation and lectures.
—M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, 30 May 2021
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There are still women and babies fleeing war who try to cross the Aegean in boats little better than wooden coffins.
—A.e. Stallings, The New York Review of Books, 17 Aug. 2023
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Its fuel economy is only a little better than the low-tech Cherokee's.
—Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
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Over the last decade, there have been some important results demonstrating that computers can do at least a little better than that.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 23 June 2023
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At 30%, Carroll is doing a little better than Maryland as a whole.
—Bob Blubaugh, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 Apr. 2021
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The pilots and their families had quarters little better than shacks, the days were scorching and the nights frigid, and the landscape was barren.
—New York Times, 7 Dec. 2020
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Baylor’s defense is just a little better than Ohio State’s, and Baylor’s guards will get too many open looks.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2021
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Google treats Pixel owners a little better than everyone else with an Android phone.
—Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
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Stair said half his workers quit within the first year, a little better than the industry’s average 60 percent turnover rate.
—Phil Galewitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2021
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Just the despair of indefinite imprisonment — a fate little better than death.
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 26 May 2024
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Under normal circumstances, such as last year's, Lucks said Honeypie did just a little better than break even.
—Agya K. Aning, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2020
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But Colorado’s small counties actually fared a little better than small counties across the country.
—Jon Murray, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2020
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At the time, the early 1970s, the museum world was little better than the auto industry.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
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Bond mavens are a little better than economists at predicting short-term inflation, while economists are a smidgen better than bond mavens at looking a few years ahead.
—New York Times, 2 July 2021
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Joe Biden will likely do a little better than Hillary in Lackawanna County, but the long-term trends are pretty clear.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 29 Sep. 2020
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Bloomberg Economics has already marked down the near-term pace of recovery, with growth over the next two quarters averaging little better than stall-speed.
—Saleha Mohsin, Bloomberg.com, 21 Sep. 2020
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The new teaser, which is a little better than the simple silhouette shared in February, showcases the left shoulder and back tail light of the successor.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2022
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The Beavers hope to do a little better than a year ago, when Daniels threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns at Reser Stadium.
—oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2020
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Some have even ridiculously described what has happened to him, Martinez and Cedillo as little better than an execution.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
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The drug war—which has relied on both law enforcement and the military, at a cost of untold lives and hundreds of billions of dollars—has fared little better than the Afghan campaign.
—David Luhnow, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022
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Its stability may actually be a little better than some of the top models too, as the Forerunner 255 is a lighter watch.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 1 June 2022
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