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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Large numbers make this basic, no-frills alarm clock easy to read.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
But then the big airlines started to copy some of the budget model, offering no-frills basic economy tickets and other add-on fees.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 May 2026
The restaurant has served presidents, celebrities and generations of locals, all drawn by its straightforward, no-frills approach to Kansas City barbecue.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Pair it with an espresso or a Peroni (only a euro or two each) from the no-frills harbor bar stand for a memorable Bari breakfast ritual.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
But then the big airlines started to copy some of the budget model, offering no-frills basic economy tickets and other add-on fees.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 May 2026
The restaurant has served presidents, celebrities and generations of locals, all drawn by its straightforward, no-frills approach to Kansas City barbecue.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Pair it with an espresso or a Peroni (only a euro or two each) from the no-frills harbor bar stand for a memorable Bari breakfast ritual.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
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 16 May. 2026.
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