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'plain' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'plain' with 20 example sentences.


plain adjective

: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

: not mixed with extraneous elements

: free from any effort to soften to disguise

: lacking embellishment or ornamentation

: lacking in physical beauty or proportion

: not elaborate or elaborated; simple

: lacking patterns especially in color

plain noun

: extensive tract of level open land

: a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

plain adverb

: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

plain verb

: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness


  • The clothes she wears are always plain.
  • He gives plain, simple explanations.
  • Could you say that in plain English?
  • He made it plain that he wanted to marry her.
  • The facts are plain; nobody can deny them.
  • That's just plain wrong.
  • We're used to eating plain food.
  • I'm just a plain office worker.
  • The best place to hide something is in plain sight.
  • It's as plain as day.
  • Most cities in that country are found on the coastal plain.
  • That hotel serves good plain food.
  • The beasts ran through the plain.
  • I'd prefer a plain frame on these glasses.
  • The reason for this is plain.
  • Missouri has both mountains and plains.
  • Written in plain English, this book is easy to read.
  • This isn't a diamond. It's just plain glass.
  • That isn't a literal translation, it's just plain wrong.
  • The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
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