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

“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

He decided that it would be best to be plain and friendly.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams