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

But it will not all be plain sailing.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

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

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