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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Given the cost of top-quality No 6s — typically well over £60m — his £39m price tag is little more than a snip to the division’s top clubs. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The announcement marks her first major public step since being stripped of the Miss North Carolina USA title in early August, ending a reign that lasted little more than a month. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 The news came little more than 24 hours before the opener against Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Thursday night. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 The practice of pulling over random vehicles, often based on little more than a hunch, has been a cornerstone of the city’s crime-fighting strategy for decades. — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 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 6 Sep. 2026.

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