plain vanilla

Example Sentences

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This investment-grade fund is a little less plain vanilla.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

That February, Tenev told Congress that the “pattern day traders” at the center of that market chaos represented just 2% of Robinhood’s customer base, and that most were long-term investors buying plain vanilla products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

“What really needs to be explicated is not the plain vanilla meaning of insurrection but the whole phrase - insurrection against the United States Constitution,” Delahunty testified on Friday.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2023

They have simple wood floors, plain vanilla 2 by 4 walls, and the roof rafters can be 2 by 6s.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2023

Neeley ordered the old standby, chocolate soda, and Katie and Evy chose plain vanilla ice cream.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith