drop in the bucket
Example Sentences
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Both sales were just a drop in the bucket.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
Yes, it’s a drop in the bucket compared with Harvard’s gigantic $57 billion endowment.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
That’s a mere drop in the bucket, compared to the number of texts sent—six billion in the United States each day.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
