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
If you have already cut your budget to the bare bones, it may be time for another tactic: negotiation.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024
I get the bare bones of this from my parents over the beef stew.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
