bare larder

Frequency: 6.80.7 per million words

Describes a larder with very little or no food.

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Examples (10)

  • After the party, the larder was almost bare.
  • We found the family with a bare larder due to hard times.
  • The prolonged drought left many homes with a bare larder.
  • Christmas was approaching, but their larder remained stubbornly bare.
  • A sudden financial crisis meant a temporarily bare larder for them.
  • The explorers returned to a disappointingly bare larder at the base camp.
  • Despite their efforts, the children often faced a bare larder.
  • It was a bleak winter with a bare larder and dwindling hope.
  • To avoid a bare larder, she always kept extra supplies.
  • The economic downturn resulted in many households having a bare larder.