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.

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The actual reason the Dodgers lost, that the postseason in baseball is little more than a coin flip and small sample sizes flatten out any talent advantage, is boring and uninteresting. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Instead of renaming it or flipping it in the style of Tulum slop for tourists, co-owners Christian Warren and Bobby Hughes did little more than update the Melody menu. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Apartments could come with little more than a sink, leaving tenants to supply everything from shelves to food safes. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 It’s all been replaced with a great sense of humility and introspection spread across little more than half an hour. — Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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