little better than
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: not much better than (something) : only slightly better than (something)
The cookies were little better than cardboard.
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From another, the perspective of the conquered, Aurelius was little better than Commodus, Greta or Caracalla.
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Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Russian officers still treated their peasant soldiers as little better than serfs (and serfdom would not be abolished in Russia for another 50 years).
—Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2022
In most polls asking voters to list the issues that will influence their choice in next week’s presidential election, foreign policy fares little better than an also-ran.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
How, for one magnificent season in 1981, a Mexican immigrant electrified a city that had long treated its Mexican residents as little better than the help, winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year while propelling the team to its first World Series win in 16 years.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Russian officers still treated their peasant soldiers as little better than serfs (and serfdom would not be abolished in Russia for another 50 years).
—Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2022
In most polls asking voters to list the issues that will influence their choice in next week’s presidential election, foreign policy fares little better than an also-ran.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
How, for one magnificent season in 1981, a Mexican immigrant electrified a city that had long treated its Mexican residents as little better than the help, winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year while propelling the team to its first World Series win in 16 years.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Little better than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20better%20than. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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