barest
Example Sentences
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Pearl diving often relied on the barest necessities: a noseclip, leather finger covers and a basket to gather oysters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
MarketWatch Picks: My Social Security benefits ‘were cut to the barest minimum’ after I retired.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
This is the barest minimum required when reading a picture book to children.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
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
But Snowden kept shaking his head and pointed at last, with just the barest movement of his chin, down toward his armpit.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
