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

Other operators he's spoken to "really are on their bare bones," as some ran out of Guinness on Friday night, he says.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024

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

From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 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

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