Sentence examples for plain basics from inspiring English sources

There are plenty of cutesy, dressed-down graphic T-shirts around – Lanvin, Sonia Rykiel and Urban Outfitters are a good source of nicely embellished daytime tops, while labels such as DKNY and COS are good for mid-price, plain basics with interesting shapes and detailing.

Do you want plain, basic round toed ones?

A fancy folder with a picture of your favorite movie star might cost ten to twelve times as much as a plain basic folder.

Of the plain old basic flu that so many don't get vaccinated for until suddenly the vaccine is unavailable (as occurred last year), leading to a panicked rush?

In an interview this week with al-Jazeera, Mr Putin made plain the basic conviction underlying these moans: that all American talk about Russia's democratic failings was so much realpolitik.

The commission's task, when it starts in January will not be plain sailing: the basic challenge is modernising the equalities business.

(57/93) basic: plain, socially awkward, unattractive, uninteresting, ignorant, pathetic, uncool, etc. (27) lumbersexual: fashionably rugged man who adopts the stereotypical dress and facial hair of a lumberjack.

(78 votes) basic: plain, socially awkward, unattractive, uninteresting, ignorant, pathetic, uncool, etc. (58) selfie stick: a pole to which a smartphone is attached to take selfies from a distance.

Fashion stylists have often shopped in the men's department for women's basics – plain-cut vests or T-shirts, sweatshirt and sweaters, watches – on the grounds of taste rather than price.

But here's the cool part: by pressing one of those buttons there on the right, the controls you see light up and anyone can make the plain play/pause/next and basic navigation commands.

Basic, plain vanilla fraud".