little more than
idiom
: 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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And trying to play dress-up as a clay-court specialist for eight weeks of the year is little more than a waste of time.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
In recent times, the saying has become little more than lazy exposition in Hollywood hero monologues rather than a nugget of wisdom that American politicians and voters genuinely honor.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The stereotype of the hurried retail investor making split-second decisions based on little more than a hunch has been confirmed by groundbreaking academic research.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Critics have long contended that the position amounted to little more than a fig leaf, albeit one that still managed to occupy a few seats at the national policy-making table.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
In recent times, the saying has become little more than lazy exposition in Hollywood hero monologues rather than a nugget of wisdom that American politicians and voters genuinely honor.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The stereotype of the hurried retail investor making split-second decisions based on little more than a hunch has been confirmed by groundbreaking academic research.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Critics have long contended that the position amounted to little more than a fig leaf, albeit one that still managed to occupy a few seats at the national policy-making table.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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