How to Use to a (bare) minimum in a Sentence

to a (bare) minimum

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  • The trick will be to keep the cost of these buffers to a minimum.
    — Matthias Mueller, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The host hopes to keep the figure-four leg locks and piledrivers to a minimum.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The Heat signed Mills to a minimum contract for the rest of the season.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
  • He has been sentenced to a minimum of 100 years in prison.
    — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Good shaving practices like the above should be enough to keep them to a minimum.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
  • Just get a little closer to the sky and keep your movements to a minimum.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 11 Sep. 2020
  • That can be a literal pain, but the spring assist on this shovel will keep the strain to a minimum.
    — Annie Gabillet, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
  • To keep them to a minimum, the first step is identifying them.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The officials in the black-and-white uniforms in charge of making sure rules are followed and chaos is kept to a minimum.
    — Howard Fendrich, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
  • For this project, the director reduced her film crew to a minimum.
    — Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • For her beauty look, the star wore dark, shoulder-length hair was worn down in loose waves with blunt bangs, and kept her makeup to a minimum.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Apr. 2023
  • In keeping with her cool, low-maintenance sense of style, Taylor-Joy kept the glam to a minimum.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Keep the prep work to a minimum by using up Christmas Eve leftovers in a savory one-pan hash.
    — Megan Zhang, Saveur, 21 Dec. 2023
  • But in Party-to-Go, the embarrassment is kept to a minimum.
    — Vulture, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Pro-tip: wear your hair up and keep other accessories to a minimum.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2023
  • For one, Lively lets the skintight playsuit do all the work by keeping tailoring to a minimum.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Keep the rest of your accessories to a minimum so as to not take away attention from the beautiful boots.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Hashem Abedi, the bomber’s brother, was sentenced to a minimum of 55 years in prison for his role in the attack earlier this year.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2020
  • If the Colts can give Minshew a clean pocket and keep turnovers to a minimum, Indianapolis should have chances to make plays in the passing game.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Ever the minimalist, the 818 founder kept her makeup to a minimum and slicked her hair back into a neat braid.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, all in all, Foo Fighters kept their remembrances of Hawkins to a bare minimum.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
  • Kate kept the jewelry to a minimum and wore her famously lustrous hair in loose waves.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The school board recently countered with a $5 increase to a minimum $20 an hour for the upcoming school year.
    — David A. Lieb, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
  • The actress kept her hair down and behind her back throughout the evening, and her jewelry to a minimum with two silver rings and a pair of stud earrings.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Small design features also stood out in testing, such as the ideal length of the cord to keep office clutter to a minimum.
    — Katie Melynn, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The singer-songwriter also thinks that any inflatable yard decor should be kept to a minimum.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Prince William and Princess Kate typically try to keep work to a minimum when their kids are on break in order to spend time as a family.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Shots were kept to a minimum through the first half of the period, and play swerved back and forth without any real sustained pressure at either end.
    — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
  • So while there’s no way to get rid of all the creatures that might hitch a ride along the food processing chain, the FDA has established standards to keep food defects to a minimum.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The change means drivers are entitled to a minimum wage, vacation time, and a pension.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024

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