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

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

From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 2024

Hoping for a positive result for Newcastle at SJP, but my word, we are down to bare bones.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024

You know, I wasn't surprised—and this may have been simply because before I even made some phone calls, I knew the bare bones from Gary, right?

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2023

I get the bare bones of this from my parents over the beef stew.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood