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
The build-up to Euro 2024 was never going to be plain sailing but as that showpiece opening game in the Allianz Arena draws nearer and nearer, there are scores of questions to answer.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024
“I would say of our commercial vegetable farmers in the state, probably 60 to 70% are probably going to be plain community folks,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
“To be plain dressed — it just felt wrong to me,” Nézet-Séguin said.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023
He decided that it would be best to be plain and friendly.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
