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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Restaurante do Valdênio Straightforward, hearty meals in a no-frills setting—Restaurante do Valdênio is where the locals eat.
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Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Over 200 dot the country’s Alpine landscape, from no-frills bivouac shelters to sleek, sci-fi-looking lodges.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Russell is excited for folks to check it out and have good time with the no-frills, right down-the-middle horror picture.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
This sixth edition, which is a prequel to the original 2000 masterpiece, hits all the notes that make this series so worth fans’ time — the memorable ensemble casts, the no-frills storylines, the fun twists and turns and, most significantly, the crazy-clever death scenes.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
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Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Over 200 dot the country’s Alpine landscape, from no-frills bivouac shelters to sleek, sci-fi-looking lodges.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Russell is excited for folks to check it out and have good time with the no-frills, right down-the-middle horror picture.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
This sixth edition, which is a prequel to the original 2000 masterpiece, hits all the notes that make this series so worth fans’ time — the memorable ensemble casts, the no-frills storylines, the fun twists and turns and, most significantly, the crazy-clever death scenes.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 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 16 Nov. 2025.
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