close to the bone in a sentence

Examples

1. Whether her film subjects are political or spiritual, they cut close to the bone and on occasion they have created controversy.
2. The song was a part of the set list for the " Close to the Bone " tour within America.
3. Among Southern novelists, only Harry Crews in Florida and Tim McLaurin in North Carolina write as close to the bone as Brown.
4. "It was a very nasty gash, " he said, adding that it had cut close to the bone.
5. As for the contribution that is indisputably his _ cost-cutting _ the critics say that has gone too close to the bone.
6. Michael Hogan, state mental health director, said, " We're pretty close to the bone this time ."
7. For reasons too complicated, too close to the bone to explain in a small space, the Fourth of July sings of baseball.
8. Anyone who's ever been involved in a relationship is going to find that certain moments bite a bit close to the bone.
9. But other than that, he's got it pretty close to the bone, and yeah, I'm pleased ."
10. But ease up on the " I'm-a-stiff " jokes : They cut too close to the bone.