bare-bones

Example Sentences

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Promotional materials for Neighbors First are mostly bare bones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

While Avast Secureline VPN provides the basics, its offering is pretty bare bones compared to other VPN services out there.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Down to the bare bones due to a host of injuries, Roma moved into third thanks to quickfire late goals from Manu Kone and Matias Soule which broke Sassuolo's brave resistance.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

A: The chair drafted a bare bones skeleton of a treaty.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 2024

If they wanted to survive, they must travel light, harden their hearts against sentimental keepsakes, and trust that they could make do with the bare bones of equipment.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong