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

"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

“We’ll do the ceremony first, and as soon as everybody leaves you can crank up the machines— assuming they haven’t been stripped down to the axles by then.”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen