How to Use the tip of the iceberg in a Sentence

the tip of the iceberg

noun phrase
Definition of the tip of the icebergnext
  • The dozens of songs in the show are only the tip of the iceberg for Guthrie fans.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024
  • For de Leon, the Tuscaloosa cases are the tip of the iceberg.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 4 June 2023
  • Those three pairs are just the tip of the iceberg in a sea of straight-leg styles.
    — Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Incidents of this kind are just the tip of the iceberg.
    — Marietje Schaake, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Was this encounter just the tip of the iceberg for what’s to come between them?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
  • This is just the tip of the iceberg, or dune, of what Zemi offers.
    — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
  • Even another dozen hours of the game would only amount to the tip of the iceberg.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2023
  • But this high-profile side of the industry is just the tip of the iceberg.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • These money-saving Walmart+ perks are just the tip of the iceberg.
    — Advertising Content From Walmart, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • But selecting where to apply is just the tip of the iceberg.
    — The Editors, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • This missing persons call was only the tip of the iceberg.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And the recent discoveries may only be the tip of the iceberg.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • 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
  • But those high-profile cases were merely the tip of the iceberg, experts said.
    — Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Some overheard gossip reveals itself as just the tip of the iceberg.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Will and Emmy's relationship troubles are just the tip of the iceberg.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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