no-frills
adjective
: offering or providing only the essentials : not fancy, elaborate, or luxurious
a no-frills airline
Examples of no-frills in a Sentence
a low-cost, no-frills vacation during which we camped out and cooked our own meals
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Spirit Airlines, long known for its low prices and no-frills airfare, is suddenly leaning into passenger comfort.
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Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 13 May 2025
What really sets Salida apart is the town’s easy-going, no-frills atmosphere.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
This no-frills formula is an editor-favorite—just ask associate beauty director Sarah Kinonen.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 8 May 2025
New automaker Slate unveils a no-frills, stripped down electric truck for under $30K
Tyson Jominy, vice president of data and analytics at J.D. Power, said wagons, like the forgotten minivan, have been unfairly maligned by U.S. motorists.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 3 May 2025
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Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 13 May 2025
What really sets Salida apart is the town’s easy-going, no-frills atmosphere.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
This no-frills formula is an editor-favorite—just ask associate beauty director Sarah Kinonen.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 8 May 2025
New automaker Slate unveils a no-frills, stripped down electric truck for under $30K
Tyson Jominy, vice president of data and analytics at J.D. Power, said wagons, like the forgotten minivan, have been unfairly maligned by U.S. motorists.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-frills
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“No-frills.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-frills. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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