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

The build-up to Euro 2024 was never going to be plain sailing but as that showpiece opening game in the Allianz Arena draws nearer and nearer, there are scores of questions to answer.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

“I would say of our commercial vegetable farmers in the state, probably 60 to 70% are probably going to be plain community folks,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

“To be plain dressed — it just felt wrong to me,” Nézet-Séguin said.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

There could be no fanciness—no gaudy calendars or lace pillows or knickknacks—but everything in the house must be plain and dark and indicative of work and the real true purpose.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers