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
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
You know, I wasn't surprised—and this may have been simply because before I even made some phone calls, I knew the bare bones from Gary, right?
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2023
Mudd told the soldiers the bare bones of what had happened: Two strangers on horseback arrived near daybreak, one had a broken leg, and he set the bone.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
