How to Use more than in a Sentence

more than

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• Use more than five bold-type words.
  — Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
• The price of crude plunged by more than ten per cent.
  — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
• That was more than 23 years ago.
  — Jim Defede, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
• The trial will last more than a month.
  — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
• Why do some kids weigh more than others?
  — Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
• Now, more than ever, the kids need us.
  — Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
• The took barely more than the clothes on their backs.
  — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
• Of those, more than 8,800 were saved.
  — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
• Some of these stars had been on display for more than forty years.
  — JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
• The post has more than 78,000 likes.
  — Will Steakin, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
• Her family has been there for more than forty-six years.
  — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
• He's never had more than five in one season.
  — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Jackie was more than just a headline.
  — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
• But the performance was more than good enough.
  — Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
• Because time, now more than maybe ever, is of the essence.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
• In that case, plan on a tree or shrub that will get no more than 20 feet tall.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
• Combs' lawyers have asked for a sentence of no more than 14 months.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
• Fancy restaurants are about more than food.
  — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
• The use-by date can’t be more than 45 days from the packing date.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
• Schools may not have more than one of their students on the ballot each week.
  — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2026
• The rink offers more than recreation.
  — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
• That's an increase of more than 300%.
  — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
• Many wore nothing more than swimsuits.
  — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
• But Roscosmos is more than a relic of the past.
  — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2026
• That, more than anything, has merit.
  — Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
• Of those five, only two of the touchdowns went for more than 3 yards.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
• Some sequoias are more than 3,000 years old.
  — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
• Block’s shares surged more than 15% Friday.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
• Some are even being paid more than a million dollars.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026
• Neither team led by more than two points in the extra session.
  — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026