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 cruisers are hoping it will be plain sailing from here on in and they can finally start to enjoy their round-the-world trip which will see them sailing international waters for the next three years.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 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

There could be no fanciness—no gaudy calendars or lace pillows or knickknacks—but everything in the house must be plain and dark and indicative of work and the real true purpose.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers