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

They are down to their bare bones right now.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2023

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 mean, I know the bare bones of it from Zack, but I want to hear it from you.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass