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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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk's memorial service will take place on Sunday, little more than a week after his murder sent shockwaves through American politics.
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
This is the essence of reason’s failure, and that failure in turn has happened because reason, in and of itself, has always been little more than a fiction—not a superior alternative to intuition, emotion, or instinct, but a manifestation of it.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Chilling Chambers is little more than half-hearted fan service that name-checks every maze in Scary Farm history on a crypt or gravestone.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
But while Colvin’s professional stint amounted to little more than a brief stop with the San Francisco 49ers—without even appearing in an official NFL game—Robinson spent three seasons in the NBA and won a championship with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
This is the essence of reason’s failure, and that failure in turn has happened because reason, in and of itself, has always been little more than a fiction—not a superior alternative to intuition, emotion, or instinct, but a manifestation of it.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Chilling Chambers is little more than half-hearted fan service that name-checks every maze in Scary Farm history on a crypt or gravestone.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
But while Colvin’s professional stint amounted to little more than a brief stop with the San Francisco 49ers—without even appearing in an official NFL game—Robinson spent three seasons in the NBA and won a championship with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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