Sentence examples for instead of a plain from inspiring English sources

Instead of a plain sink bowl for $70 to $150, consumers want hand-painted bowls that sell from $300 to $600.

"You can present something pretty, almost festive, instead of a plain white bowl, and it grabs the diner's attention, making it a special occasion," said Morgen Jacobson, the chef at Quince.

The use of a Russian euphemism in the amendment, instead of a plain reference to homosexual relations, leaves an already controversial piece of legislation open to interpretation.

It's a DVR solution that works with your cable and satellite channels, sending everything to your Mac instead of a plain ol' TV.

Google's (DoubleClick's, technically, but ultimately it's Google's) special cookie dispenser, however, would detect that Safari was being used, and "fill out" a form element on the client side, sending that out instead of a plain request.

This complex and resonant ending is one answer to our earlier question: what makes "Insensibility" a work of art, instead of a plain sermon or lecture?

New Jersey is a leader among states that make policies horrifically expensive by ladening them with all sorts of required coverage instead of, say, a plain but comprehensive catastrophic illness plan.

Try spicy mustard instead of mayo, a plain pita roll up rather than two slices of bread, a light sprinkle of shredded parmesan cheese rather than cheddar.

Several demigods who usually resented collaboration but decided to go with it this one time came up with a solution: instead of just a plain, vanilla void, an infinite stream of meaning-objects would be infinitely created and extinguished.

Although this issue could be fixed instead of using a plain queue, a priority queue can be used, in which vertices are sorted by their increasing dist value.

Instead of having a plain boring desk you can jazz it up by painting it.