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

“I should be plain angry the way you be gone long enough.”

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson