How to Use bare in a Sentence

bare

1 of 2 adjective
  • This is the barest room in the house.
  • Do not let the bare wires touch.
  • The ground was bare where the statue had stood for years.
  • There was a rug in the front room of the house, but the other floors were bare.
  • He had a glove on his left hand, but his right hand was bare.
  • He only told me the bare facts about what happened.
  • He covered her bare arms with his coat.
  • There was only one bare shelf.
  • Her office was pretty bare, having only one desk and one chair.
  • Put your bare feet in the grass.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Don’t leave any bare or damp spots.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • They were forced to sleep on the bare floor.
    — Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The bare legs with skinned knees will haunt me.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
  • One of his bare feet can be seen at times.
    — Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2026
  • All her work is laid bare for the world to see.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The old stems grow thick, woody, and bare over time.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Dave Roberts laid his bullpen woes bare.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her bare and scraped-up leg hung out from mid-thigh.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Conte is down to the barest of bones.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Grabbing the ball with a bare hand.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Weeds love to invade bare spots.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
  • The pantry is bare and the house is in shambles.
    — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The regime is just too strong for it to be brought down by bare hands.
    — Donald Heflin, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The regime is just too strong for it to be brought down by bare hands.
    — Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2026
  • There are ways to ward off mildew and keep your rug soft for bare feet.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But the case laid bare a stark divide on the high court.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Lots of weeds have started to grow in the bare spots of our lawn.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • The force of the water stripped the fjord’s walls down to bare rock.
    — Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
  • Look for dormant, bare-root plants to put in the ground in the fall.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Do not cut so deeply as to reveal bare stems, which will not grow back.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026

bare

2 of 2 verb
  • He bared his chest to show the scar.
  • Systems break down or bare their teeth.
    — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Kylie Jenner is not afraid to bare it all.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Here are 10 of the best beaches to bare it all.
    — Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Tiffani Thiessen is not afraid to bare all for the camera.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Glenn Close is not afraid to bare it all for the camera.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The two-piece see-through set bared her black underwear.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
  • What choice does Hasan have but to bare his teeth and enter attack mode?
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Summer is the season of baring it all, fresh-faced.
    — Claire West, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • So what better way for the actress to bare her emotions than to bare her skin?
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Putin could only bare his teeth, lacking real bite.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The second episode explores why viewers watched and why guests agreed to bare it all on air.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The second episode explores why viewers watched and why guests agreed to bare it all on air.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In the post, Jenner bared her bra while showing off the coords.
    — Elle Meier, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In his story, the father’s teeth are bared and his hands form a vise-grip around his wife’s shoulders.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Baldy bared his big, yellow teeth and sank them into Donna’s flank.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • But for a moment, for the city and Olbinski, the desert had bared its teeth.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Many travelers enjoy going to the beach, and some choose to bare it all at a nude beach.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Kelly has made a career of baring his soul in his music, but never quite like this.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Muscle-baring tank top or avuncular, chunky knit sweater?
    — Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Long are the days when baring your bra or undies out in public are considered a fashion faux pas.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The leg-baring number boasted a wide neckline and a deep V-shaped back.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Gisele Bündchen bared her abs in an undone button-up and white bra.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In recent years, stars have dared to bare a little more skin on the Oscars red carpet.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • So away from the stage, gun in hand, flesh bared before her for inking, what does this darkwave diva click play on?
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
  • An empty chair on the baseline was draped with a Jayhawk jersey that bared his name.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The bodycon design featured a halterneck and large side cutouts that bared her obliques.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • As such, Cassie, played by Sydney Sweeney, bared it all in the teaser.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The column-style featured a low-cut scoop neckline and a strappy back with a side boob-baring cutout.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • The skin-baring look isn't far from what Kesha has worn to recent events, herself.
    — Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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