plain English

Example Sentences

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If a lawyer is going to charge a contingency fee, the client should be told, in plain English, what the lawyer knows about the underlying claim value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A particular challenge is Claude Code, a magic box that takes your words in plain English and converts them into real software before your eyes.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

Here’s the investment case in plain English: The science works.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

With OpenAI’s SDK, apps can be used inside of the ChatGPT window using plain English language instructions.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Before I start chanting at them in a language they don’t understand, I owe them something important—in plain English.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman