Sentence examples for to be plain from inspiring English sources

It's unlikely to be plain sailing.

The future is unlikely to be plain sailing.

"It used to be plain here," Jackson said.

Few in Sierra Leone expect things to be plain sailing.

Their displays tend to be plain and dated.

and he will hold it to be plain fustian or jargon.

Richardson's willingness to be plain-spoken -- a trait Senior rightly admires -- hardly qualifies.

Stereotypes abound: Javanese, it is said, are impassive and oblique, whereas Batak and Buginese are thought to be plain-speaking and passionate.

But, as always, it is unlikely to be plain-sailing for the health service.

It doesn't have to be plain water.

Other Russian commentators warn that implementing the deal is unlikely to be plain sailing.