bare-bones

Example Sentences

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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

But there was no sound team, no makeup, no construction — just the bare bones of what it takes to make something.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024

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

From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 2024

If you have already cut your budget to the bare bones, it may be time for another tactic: negotiation.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

“There’s been an investment in education here, above and beyond bare bones, and it paid off,” he said.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove