How to Use stripped-down in a Sentence

stripped-down

adjective

• Made for only $9 million, it’s stripped-down and thrilling.
  — Lindsey Bahr, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
• But the thing is, Waiting for Godot is already about as stripped-down as mainstream theater gets.
  — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
• The concert is stripped-down and simple, just as the melodic indie songs were meant to be experienced.
  — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
• Here’s Paul Cret, high priest of stripped-down, monumental Art Deco in the 1930s.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
• These advantages come with some significant trade-offs, though, as the Gym Monster 2’s presentation and overall experience feel rougher and more stripped-down than Tonal's.
  — PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
• Animal was a loud and stripped-down restaurant that served what Shook and Dotolo wanted to cook, unapologetically putting dishes like buffalo-style pig tail, veal brains with vadouvan, and beef heart with dill-crème fraiche on the menu.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
• In the hands of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, with unexpected assists from Boys Noize and Hudson Mohawke, the soundtrack is sleek and neon-hued, yet stripped-down in delivery.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
• The Mountain Goat finds Munsick playing it straight, with his voice front-and-center over melodies that are simple and stripped-down, especially in comparison to his 2025 project, Eagle Feather.
  — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026