Sentence examples for of a plain from inspiring English sources

He accused General McChrystal of "a plain violation of the principle of civilian control".

The countryside around the city consists of a plain that is intensively farmed.

She sits alone in a chair in front of a plain pink wall, staring, evaluating.

We've seen famous people in front of a plain backdrop making earnest appeals before.

Perhaps this was a self-portrait, the image of a plain man and a poet.

Strength of mortar accompanying NWPA is higher than or close to that of a plain one.

The range of shapes and colors available in the suite juxtapose the classic idea of a plain, bland grape tomato.

I once sewed an array of buttons on the shoulders of a plain white t-shirt once.

Dropped in the middle of a plain, they had to dig ditches to make a place to live.

The one disadvantage is its price; at $99, it's two or three times that of a plain-Jane microphone.

This is a plain production of a plain-speaking play and it's none the worse for it.