stripped down
Example Sentences
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It is a book that leads with its rigorously achieved style, which is stripped down, dryly unsentimental and keenly attuned to the tensions present in families and friendships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
When they got back the surrounding neighborhoods were in ruins: Trees were charred, cars were stripped down to metal frames and homes were gutted or left in ash.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
"We also stripped down to our pants quite a lot," Brydon told The Times of their time filming in Norway.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
The true magic of al limone shines when it’s stripped down to its essentials.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025
At seven twenty-five Peter vanished into his room, and reappeared at the stroke of seven-thirty, stripped down to his blue swimming trunks and a pair of tennis shoes.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
