Sentence examples for appeared plain from inspiring English sources

For the ball to travel ahead of both Giteau and Smith, who shrugged off Jack Nowell and Luke Arscott to score, appeared plain ludicrous.

Having romped into a 4-0 lead, it appeared plain sailing for Williams, a five-time champion in Melbourne, before she slipped on her already strapped ankle chasing down a forehand and crashed to the ground.

Lawmakers said it appeared plain that senior Andersen officials were aware by early October, when the firm hired the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell, that lawsuits were possible, yet they did nothing to ensure that crucial documents were preserved, waiting until receiving a subpoena on Nov. 8 to instruct employees to "stop the shredding".

Ferguson was not a good-looking man and appeared plain, small and stocky.

The meetinghouse's appearance isn't the only thing in a Quaker's life that appears plain and simple.

The quality of Mr. Goldblatt's work rests on its ability to appear plain spoken and almost austere, but to sustain multiple kinds of meaning.

The Senate today is debating a proposition that to anyone who has not been exploring the labyrinthine ways of the Senate rules for the last few days might appear plain silly.

Conversely, without love, without its haunting pearl glow, things appear plain, even banal or drab.

Beyond the two slightly angled gray walls at either side of its four glass entry doors, the synagogue appeared remarkably plain, standing out among the neighboring buildings with an unwelcoming facade, and showing no sign of life.

And at worst they have appeared just plain embarrassing, a reminder that some writers and painters simply failed to get with the programme (or, worse, didn't realise there was a programme in the first place).

Yesterday, for the first time in four months, Egypt's deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi appeared in plain view of journalists.