drop in the bucket
Example Sentences
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And the $12.5 billion he will receive from the Lakers flip is only a drop in the bucket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Because we are still talking a bout a drop in the bucket in terms of Treasury debt out there,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
"It's a drop in the bucket compared to what this country needs. It means next to nothing," said Raul Pomares, a 56-year-old gardener waiting for a taxi in the capital.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Teaching unions said they would be scrutinising the proposals closely, with one saying the money was "barely a drop in the bucket" of what was needed because of "years of underfunding".
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
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
