barest
- superlative of bare.
Example Sentences
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Greenspan exhibited a deft touch with financial markets, saying the barest minimum in his statements but seemingly always conveying what traders wanted to hear.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
And survive they did, by the barest of margins, as Marcus Fraser's goal earned a 2-1 aggregate victory over Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-off final, a 1-0 home win on Monday sealing the job.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
This locks in the legitimacy of its Christmas entertainment designation by the barest of definition.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024
One theory is that men just aren’t taught about the finer points of hygiene—that because cleanliness is dismissed as a feminine trait, parents give boys only the barest instruction in why and how to clean.
From Slate • May 17, 2024
Even now, she could see only the barest outline of the girl she had been before.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
