Sentence examples for this was plain from inspiring English sources

As a statement of fact, this was plain and clear.

Whatever your views on the consumption of marijuana or other recreational drugs, this was plain dumb.

The fact that this was plain theft, or that it might offend lots of their beloved actors, producers and TV bigwigs made no difference.

This was plain to Mr. Marshall when he announced his plan to help the recovery of Europe; it was equally plain to the Russian leaders when they rejected that plan and set the Communist parties of Europe to destroy it.

The logic of this was plain to my interlocutors: "By killing American soldiers, they seek to justify greater repression and build the argument for a permanent American military occupation of our country," a well-educated Sunni doctor patiently explained  to me one day, in Baghdad.

I'm not a great guitarist by any stretch but this was plain fun.

This is plain evidence of ownership.

Indoors or outdoors, this is plain good theater.

The inspiration behind all this is plain enough.

The reasons for this are plain to see.

He added, "This is not euthanasia; this is plain and simple homicide".