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plain

[pleyn] / pleɪn /








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Her house was small and plain, but the garden was large and lush, and beautifully tended by her great-aunt Leonor, Mal’s only living relation.

From Literature

It was just a plain baseball cap at the time, but later that year, right before my birthday, it went missing from my room.

From Literature

China is moving faster on that front, even as it churns out plain old polluting chemicals too.

From The Wall Street Journal

I choose plain cheese and green peppers for mine, and Mom chooses mushrooms and onions.

From Literature

Along plains and mountains we brigadistas go loyal to our country and fighting for peace.

From Literature