a bare existence

Examples (10)

• After losing his job, he was reduced to a bare existence in a small rented room.
• The refugees managed only a bare existence in the makeshift camp.
• She escaped poverty but still lived a bare existence with few comforts.
• The elderly man survived on welfare, leading a bare existence with just the essentials.
• During the depression, many families were forced into a bare existence.
• The hermit chose a bare existence in the mountains, owning almost nothing.
• Without steady income, they struggled with a bare existence day by day.
• The documentary showed people living a bare existence in urban slums.
• He rejected materialism and embraced a bare existence focused on survival alone.
• The economic crisis left millions facing a bare existence without luxuries.