stripped down

Example Sentences

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Sam Sacks highlights the author’s “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. 30, 2026

Ahmed brought the idea to rethink “Hamlet” with a South Asian British family to Lesslie, who has stripped down and streamlined Shakespeare’s play to the emotional essentials, while director Karia brings a gritty, stylish look.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The true magic of al limone shines when it’s stripped down to its essentials.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

Some smaller reforms do retain support at Holyrood and could be passed in a stripped down version of the bill.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

Topside again, he stripped down and carefully bathed his whole body.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen