bare bones

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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

A: The chair drafted a bare bones skeleton of a treaty.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 2024

"I imagine we can get going within the next month or so with a bare bones team and set of machinery and tools," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024

“Everything at this point is so efficient, everything’s been cut to so many bare bones, the only thing left to squeeze are people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

“There’s been an investment in education here, above and beyond bare bones, and it paid off,” he said.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove