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.

Examples of little more than in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Democrats accuse him of being little more than a fig leaf for Trump’s right-wing MAGA agenda. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025

In Captain America: Brave New World, the adamantium is little more than a plot device that gets the story going and sets the stage for new political tensions. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025

Foghat was little more than a capable British blues band (and mistaken for a Southern-rock group). —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025

Saturday’s reveal is little more than a snapshot of where things stand, but teams listed above the cut line for a top-four regional seed generally stay there. —Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for little more than

• artilleryman
• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman