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
It was never going to be plain sailing.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
A giraffe without spots at a Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she’s definitely not ordinary.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023
“To be plain dressed — it just felt wrong to me,” Nézet-Séguin said.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023
She could say her name was Florence Nightingale, but she’d always be plain old Aunt Kitty to me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
