Sentence examples for plain means from inspiring English sources

www.danspaceproject.org CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE COMPANY -- Ms. Dorfman uses plain means and a lot of imagination and empathy in "Mayne Mentshn" ("My People"), an evening-long dance about Jewish character, immigration and the power of the family, which pays tribute to Ms. Dorfman's parents, both Holocaust survivors.

That's just plain mean".

They range from spot-on (American Sniper) to quite clever (Birdman) to just plain mean (Boyhood).

Many, in fact, were more than mystified – they were plain mean.

Erin's co-workers at the law firm are frumpy, badly dressed and just plain mean.

"They're unfair, they're undeserved and they're just plain mean, because nobody can deny that she was a very loving and devoted wife to Tony".

O.K., let's see if we've got this straight: Bret Bielema spends much of his six-season tenure as Wisconsin's football coach bashing the Southeastern Conference for being slimy and unfair and just plain mean.

A summer of endless rain, violent storms and plain, mean heat has left the Midwest doing what it is loath to do, especially in this season: whining about the weather.

Whatever its cause — tactical adjustments, overconfidence/desperation, the avidity of the Montreal crowd, which paralyzed the visitors and rejuvenated the hosts, or else just plain mean reversion — the anxiety, a staple of postseason, successful or not, is back.

I learned that for gay women, especially those in earlier generations, the cloister had often been a true sanctuary, although the higher-ups would separate lesbian couples, citing a ban on "particular friendships," which struck me as just plain mean.

I love my job and the great things we do but it takes a lot of energy to be happy and enthusiastic when some people are just plain mean to me.