barest

Example Sentences

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It's a world away from old school royal releases which stuck to the barest of details and stayed as dry as the desert.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 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

Almost everything they grew went to the landowners as rent payments, leaving them with the barest of means to survive.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024

England was at panic stations and fortunate that Samoa’s next two tries were ruled out by the barest of margins.

From Washington Times • Oct. 7, 2023

No ribbon falsified her blameless and implacable headgear; on her woolen head there was only the barest minimum of oil.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin