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
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The host hopes to keep the figure-four leg locks and piledrivers to a minimum.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
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The Heat signed Mills to a minimum contract for the rest of the season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
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Start from the ends and work up towards the roots: This will keep the pulling and tugging to a minimum.
—Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 13 June 2024
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He has been sentenced to a minimum of 100 years in prison.
—USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
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Good shaving practices like the above should be enough to keep them to a minimum.
—Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
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Just get a little closer to the sky and keep your movements to a minimum.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 11 Sep. 2020
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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
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To keep them to a minimum, the first step is identifying them.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Mar. 2023
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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
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The Yankees are hoping that Stroman can keep such things to a minimum while his talent shines through in the Bronx.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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For this project, the director reduced her film crew to a minimum.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
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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
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In keeping with her cool, low-maintenance sense of style, Taylor-Joy kept the glam to a minimum.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
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These are shaped to reduce visual and radar profiles to a minimum.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 11 July 2024
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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
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But in Party-to-Go, the embarrassment is kept to a minimum.
—Vulture, 2 Oct. 2023
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Pro-tip: wear your hair up and keep other accessories to a minimum.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2023
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For one, Lively lets the skintight playsuit do all the work by keeping tailoring to a minimum.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2023
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In contrast, the pendulum movement of walking reduces the impact force on the feet and legs to a minimum.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2024
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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
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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
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The Panthers won 4-3 on the Oilers’ home ice, and to that point had kept Edmonton’s high-powered offense to a minimum.
—Jackson Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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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
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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
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Meanwhile, all in all, Foo Fighters kept their remembrances of Hawkins to a bare minimum.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
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Kate kept the jewelry to a minimum and wore her famously lustrous hair in loose waves.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2023
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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
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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
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Edgar-Jones completed her look with sheer black tights and glossy pumps, keeping her accessories to a minimum.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 11 July 2024
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