cut to the bone

Example Sentences

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To stretch her legs, she had to leave a passenger door ajar, but September nights are raw in the Pacific Northwest, with sheets of rain that cut to the bone.

From Seattle Times

"Their budget has been cut to the bone, and they are unable to perform many responsibilities that are vital to the national interest."

From Salon

Local staffs were cut to the bone and syndicated content and infomercials began to fill the broadcast day.

From Los Angeles Times

Sarah Manguso has earned acclaim for memoirs that cut to the bone.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s too bad, she said, “they can’t see the look of pain in the eyes of the survivors when they hear those analogies. It cuts to the bone.”

From Los Angeles Times