Sentence examples for just plain essential from inspiring English sources

There are a lot of toys out there for the traveling photographer (for whom a gift guide is forthcoming), but a simple, durable tripod is just plain essential.

Obviously, it's just plain sad that journalists are outsourcing their essential tasks to outfits like Politifact but that seems to be the game now.

Just plain weird.

Or just plain stupid.

Or just plain creepy?

Just plain anything".

It is just plain rude.

It's just plain hammy.

It is just plain dumb.

Are they just plain stupid?

It's just plain bizarre.