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

Their plainness is so much better than, say, melba toast.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022

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

Though of great age, its metal shone clear and untarnished, and its very plainness had the beauty of true nobility.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander