tip of the iceberg
Example Sentences
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It overwhelmed me to think about all the possibilities of our world only being like the tip of the iceberg and all of creation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
"Today's figures are just the tip of the iceberg," Vicky Cann of Corporate Europe Observatory said, adding: "This takes place in the midst of the biggest deregulation wave ever seen in the EU."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
According to several former and current Wall Streeters, that rule is just the tip of the iceberg.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
She says she thinks this is just "the tip of the iceberg" and could get much worse.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
What Alex had seen as he crept around Sayle Enterprises had only been the tip of the iceberg.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
