Sentence examples for plainly to understand from inspiring English sources

Thereupon Themistocles spoke long and bitterly against Adimantus and the Corinthians, giving them plainly to understand that the Athenians had a city and country greater than theirs, as long as they had two hundred ships fully manned; for there were no Greeks that could beat them off.

The West has plainly failed to understand such movements and the reasons for their popularity.

When told that the sage's opening statement was the proof, he is plainly at a loss to understand how that is possible.

Singer thought that most of these predictions were "so plainly mistaken" that it was difficult to understand how anyone sympathetic to Marx could defend them.

Try to understand, rather than plainly memorizing; the former leads you to appreciate algebra (and mathematics as a whole), and will help create an enjoyable environment for you to continue your journey into the world of mathematics.

So how are we to understand the President's plainly false statement?

All agreed that the language used throughout the QPL was easy to understand: "It's clearly and plainly written which I think will help a variety of people with a variety of literacy levels" [P4].

Griswold suggests that it is problematic to try to understand the meaning of the Bible plainly, because the authors of Scripture were, as we are, captives of their time and place.

It's easy to understand why: a self-made woman who plainly calls the shots in her career, she doesn't suffer fools.

Some GOP presidential contenders some seem to understand this (Rubio, Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie) and some plainly do not (Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson).

When Shinran declares so plainly, "Above all let there be NO calculation", how to these people of superior education fail to understand so completely?