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
A: The chair drafted a bare bones skeleton of a treaty.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 2024
Hoping for a positive result for Newcastle at SJP, but my word, we are down to bare bones.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 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
“I mean, I know the bare bones of it from Zack, but I want to hear it from you.”
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
