drop in the bucket
Example Sentences
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When the first tranche of files was made public, he said they represented a "drop in the bucket" compared to what was to come.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The problem with this way of thinking is that each of us contributes an infinitesimally small drop in the bucket of global greenhouse gases.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
But everything being done adds up to a drop in the bucket for a city with some 1,000 supermarkets in total.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
Yes, it’s a drop in the bucket compared with Harvard’s gigantic $57 billion endowment.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
Gran had left such a big hole in our lives to fill that I wondered if I could even be a drop in the bucket.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
