plainly
Example Sentences
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"We at least expected people to speak plainly," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Put plainly, this is not an organization particularly interested in producing girls who are incurious about the world beyond their own front doors.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said it plainly at last month’s press conference.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
On the one hand, the move is transparently self-interested: “Meta plainly did not want to be the only platform competing with one hand tied behind its back,” Engstrom said.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
For a minute he saw the four of them very plainly as they were a long time ago.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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