cut to the bone in a sentence

Examples

1. Ian McKellen in " Gods and Monsters " ) and bleak, wintry tales that cut to the bone ( " Affliction"
2. Aggressive in the marketplace, its costs cut to the bone, it consistently ranked as one of the nation's most profitable banks.
3. Prices have been cut to the bone and firms are still shedding staff, " said Ian McCafferty, the group's chief economic adviser.
4. If their prices were already cut to the bone-then cutting them further means they're now losing money instead of making a profit.
5. The first hundred were given on his shoulders, and he was cut to the bone between the shoulder-blades, which were both bare.
6. On the provider side, doctors and hospitals say they've been cut to the bone by reduced fees and are demanding more compensation.
7. All that helps fiercely competitive fast-food franchises make sure that food costs, as well as the food itself, are cut to the bone.
8. Staffs at other Russian Antarctic stations have been severely reduced and Russian support operations throughout the continent have been cut to the bone.
9. This one cuts to the bone of his existence : his reputation in the ring and his place in the fight game's history.
10. The Democratic Clinton administration protests that its foreign aid programs already are cut to the bone-- reduced 20 percent in the last two years.