be plain
Example Sentences
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As part of the new proposals, packs would need to be plain with strict limits on branding and only simple flavour descriptions like "apple" or "cola" used.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
This should be plain as day to anyone who cares to look and listen.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2026
“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
And even if wars didn’t keep coming like glaciers, there would still be plain old death.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
