Sentence examples for but plain old from inspiring English sources

BUT plain old fruit continues to figure prominently in his entrepreneurial portfolio.

The problem for Germany may not be pensioners' democracy but plain old democracy.

But plain old gasoline is likely to be the cheapest power source.

But plain old live yoghurt is cheap; probiotics like these are highly packaged and highly processed with the high margin for growth manufacturers need.

What is likely is that the sudden spurt in people opting for a "bag for life" and other alternatives to the heaps of gossamer thin carriers occurred not because of sudden concern for the planet or self-interest, but plain old herd behaviour.

But plain old AM/FM radio has also gotten a makeover: It has gone digital, with new signals, more programming and a batch of additional services you'd expect more from the Internet than the box on your kitchen counter.

And here was the real thing, here were true desserts: not dancing nimbly on the edge between sweet and salty, like Albert Adrià's, but plain old-fashioned sweets touched by the invention and audacity of a liberated imagination.

"But just plain old beautiful is not what would keep me going back.

And if you don't opt for voluntourism but go plain old backpacking instead, give it an ethical slant: packforapurpose.org will help.

But the plain old chelada is in principle not so different from something you might find in Europe -- a shandy in England, a panache in France, a Radler in Germany -- basically, lager and lemonade.

(Or is it the fifth?) Or maybe it's not something political, but just plain old biblical revenge: God knows women have centuries of wrongs to catch up on.