plainly

Example Sentences

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The extent of their injuries couldn’t be immediately assessed, and the situation was plainly dire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Even before anyone spoke plainly, she sensed something was wrong.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"To put it plainly -- it is a death sentence for us if larger nations continue to open new fossil fuel projects," he said in 2024.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Criticism, she said plainly, comes from all sides: that she is too soft on the Cuban government, or too critical of it; that she says too little about the U.S. embargo, or too much.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

From under the lowest rail they looked out, upstream, and now, for the first time, saw the whole river plainly.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams