be plain
Example Sentences
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This should be plain as day to anyone who cares to look and listen.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2026
With intense scrutiny and unrealistic expectation, it was never going to be plain sailing as Raducanu transitioned to one of the biggest stars on a WTA circuit that she had barely played.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2024
“To be plain dressed — it just felt wrong to me,” Nézet-Séguin said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
He's a very toxic force in everyone's lives, and so I think we can anticipate that it's not going to be plain sailing for Nate being under Rupert's commands.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023
She could say her name was Florence Nightingale, but she’d always be plain old Aunt Kitty to me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
