bare-naked
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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“It was just a bare-naked real estate play,” Tom Lamm says.
From Washington Post
“It is the most bare-naked, lonely line,” he said.
From New York Times
The artist’s originality is on bare-naked display.
From Los Angeles Times
The Sun‘s skewed representation of the sexes was laid bare-naked in this film “The Experiment,” shot for the campaign.
From Time
That 27-7 victory over Dallas epitomized the way he wants his team to play from the physical nature in every aspect of the game to the fact the Seahawks didn't turn the ball over to the bare-naked reality that Seattle pounded what appears to be a very good Dallas team into submission.
From Seattle Times
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