plainness

Example Sentences

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Part of the Cenotaph's power is its plainness.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

And because of their lack of plainness, these pieces will surely become heirlooms, recycled gold and lab-grown diamonds worn again and again by generations to come.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023

If you’ve never seen it, Washington Consumers’ Checkbook is a no-frills, ad-free magazine that comes twice a year and revels in its rigor and reassuring plainness.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2022

But the straightforwardness of this Fifth sometimes tipped into plainness, as when the strings in the first movement covered rebellious passages in the winds.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

Disappointed in its plainness, Tree-ear was ready to turn away when a thought struck him.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park