'plain' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'plain' with 20 example sentences.
- plain adjective
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: 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
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: 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
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: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
- plain verb
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: 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.