barest
Example Sentences
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This locks in the legitimacy of its Christmas entertainment designation by the barest of definition.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024
The assistant referee did actually flag for offside, but it was extremely tight and VAR subsequently spent several minutes checking Archer's position, with the Saints forward eventually being ruled onside by the barest of margins.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
One theory is that men just aren’t taught about the finer points of hygiene—that because cleanliness is dismissed as a feminine trait, parents give boys only the barest instruction in why and how to clean.
From Slate • May 17, 2024
Their names were lost, and not much about their lives was known beyond the barest facts: an old age spent in the poorhouse, a problem with cavities.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024
This is the kind cattle are transported in—a dark wooden crate with the barest slits for ventilation, the cars linked so long that I can't see the engine or the caboose.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
