How to Use the tip of the iceberg in a Sentence
the tip of the iceberg
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The dozens of songs in the show are only the tip of the iceberg for Guthrie fans.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024
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For de Leon, the Tuscaloosa cases are the tip of the iceberg.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 4 June 2023
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Those three pairs are just the tip of the iceberg in a sea of straight-leg styles.
—Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
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Incidents of this kind are just the tip of the iceberg.
—Marietje Schaake, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Was this encounter just the tip of the iceberg for what’s to come between them?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
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This is just the tip of the iceberg, or dune, of what Zemi offers.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
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Even another dozen hours of the game would only amount to the tip of the iceberg.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2023
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But this high-profile side of the industry is just the tip of the iceberg.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2023
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These policies are a start, but e-bikes are only the tip of the iceberg.
—Jon M. Williams, New York Daily News, 26 May 2024
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These money-saving Walmart+ perks are just the tip of the iceberg.
—Advertising Content From Walmart, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
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In college, a friend of mine played a bass that was built in 1850s Germany, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 29 June 2023
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But selecting where to apply is just the tip of the iceberg.
—The Editors, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
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This is the tip of the iceberg—there really has been so much progress even in the past handful of years.
—Dale Arden Chong, ELLE, 14 June 2023
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But those items — which the union has discussed publicly — represent just the tip of the iceberg, the sources said.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 June 2023
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This missing persons call was only the tip of the iceberg.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
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But sites that don’t catch the error messages are probably just the tip of the iceberg, Sadeghi added.
—Will Oremus, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
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The cave art at Gura Sireh is only the tip of the iceberg for cave art in Southeast Asia, experts say.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
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Murder charges 'the tip of the iceberg' The counts the suspects face are for the four fatalities, Segrest said.
—Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
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And the recent discoveries may only be the tip of the iceberg.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
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With more than 200 vendors on site, fresh produce, flowers, bread and handmade treats are just the tip of the iceberg.
—Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
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But those high-profile cases were merely the tip of the iceberg, experts said.
—Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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Some overheard gossip reveals itself as just the tip of the iceberg.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
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Chicken parm is just the tip of the iceberg at the latest, but hopefully not the last, Caruso’s Grocery.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
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While some commenters were proud of him, others pointed out this is just the tip of the iceberg of menstrual woes.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
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But then Gaga took to Instagram to announce that a full Chromatica Ball film is on the way, so that footage was just the tip of the iceberg.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 20 June 2023
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Will and Emmy's relationship troubles are just the tip of the iceberg.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
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Macy’s As if this chic dress and these on-trend ballet flats weren’t enough, this is just the tip of the iceberg of the Black Friday clothing deals at Macy’s.
—Jake Smith, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
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Dyson, Keurig, Lenovo, and Barbie are all confirmed to be included, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
—Jake Smith, Glamour, 23 June 2023
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Hanks' unexpected rendezvous with his AI self in a dental ad is just the tip of the iceberg.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
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The publication of the Miller House was just the tip of the iceberg for the architectural feature, and by the late 1950s, conversation pits took off.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
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