bare bones
Example Sentences
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Promotional materials for Neighbors First are mostly bare bones.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 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
What is announced today is likely to be only the bare bones of a narrow agreement.
From BBC • May 8, 2025
A: The chair drafted a bare bones skeleton of a treaty.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 2024
I get the bare bones of this from my parents over the beef stew.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
