How to Use little better than in a Sentence

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  • Feels like the Stars are a little better than the Wild in just about every area.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Again, just a little better than average—but all of the time!
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes, 27 June 2021
  • But even Keough jokes that her tryout went a little better than Claflin’s.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
  • The Beavers hope to do a little better than a year ago, when Daniels threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns at Reser Stadium.
    — oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2020
  • There are still women and babies fleeing war who try to cross the Aegean in boats little better than wooden coffins.
    — A.e. Stallings, The New York Review of Books, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But this President was supposed to be more than just a little better than Trump; he was supposed to be day to Trump's night.
    — Jill Filipovic, CNN, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Baylor’s defense is just a little better than Ohio State’s, and Baylor’s guards will get too many open looks.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The pilots and their families had quarters little better than shacks, the days were scorching and the nights frigid, and the landscape was barren.
    — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2020
  • There's little better than a juicy steak eaten outdoors on a beautiful evening as the sun sets.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
  • At the time, the early 1970s, the museum world was little better than the auto industry.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Some can withstand foot traffic a little better than others, but turf grasses are by far the most durable.
    — oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The only thing that looks certain is that retirees are doing a little better than those who still work for a living.
    — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 18 July 2022
  • At 30%, Carroll is doing a little better than Maryland as a whole.
    — Bob Blubaugh, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Joe Biden will likely do a little better than Hillary in Lackawanna County, but the long-term trends are pretty clear.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The conference is a little better than people in this neck of the woods want to admit, apparently, and now here are two highly ranked teams that are leaving for the Big Ten.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Stair said half his workers quit within the first year, a little better than the industry’s average 60 percent turnover rate.
    — Phil Galewitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2021
  • Over the last decade, there have been some important results demonstrating that computers can do at least a little better than that.
    — Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 23 June 2023
  • Its fuel economy is only a little better than the low-tech Cherokee's.
    — Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
  • Looking ahead to Father’s Day looks a little better than Saturday, with a blend of clouds and sun, temperatures somewhere in the 70s, and just a chance of a couple of showers.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • Looking ahead to Father’s Day looks a little better than Saturday, with a blend of clouds and sun, temperatures somewhere in the 70s, and just a chance of a couple of showers.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • The drug war—which has relied on both law enforcement and the military, at a cost of untold lives and hundreds of billions of dollars—has fared little better than the Afghan campaign.
    — David Luhnow, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The new teaser, which is a little better than the simple silhouette shared in February, showcases the left shoulder and back tail light of the successor.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Its stability may actually be a little better than some of the top models too, as the Forerunner 255 is a lighter watch.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • The best competition to these buds in this price range comes from the Liberty Air Pro 2 earbuds, which will probably fit a little better than these earbuds, but don’t sound as good.
    — Joe Wituschek, BGR, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Google treats Pixel owners a little better than everyone else with an Android phone.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
  • Under normal circumstances, such as last year's, Lucks said Honeypie did just a little better than break even.
    — Agya K. Aning, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2020
  • The head of the International Monetary Fund says that the global economy has started on a long climb to stronger growth with prospects looking a little better than four months ago.
    — Martin Crutsinger, Star Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Bloomberg Economics has already marked down the near-term pace of recovery, with growth over the next two quarters averaging little better than stall-speed.
    — Saleha Mohsin, Bloomberg.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • His books are little better than his conversation and lectures.
    — M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, 30 May 2021
  • Asking Latinos to accept a fundamental change to something that’s part of our very essence in the name of a supposedly greater good is little better than culinary imperialism.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024

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