Sentence examples for was plain about from inspiring English sources

His new coach, Jeff Fisher, spoke about his team's commitment to fair treatment, but was plain about Sam's prospects: "It's not going to be easy.

He was plain about the fact that the idea had come from his publisher, as a way to generate excitement about Mitchell's forthcoming novel, "The Bone Clocks".

Let me be plain about our purpose.

He is plain about the moral mathematics: "My life hurts.

Maura and Carl were plain about what they needed to feel pleasure.

Auchincloss is plain about his advantages, including a near-total insulation from the Depression, but his tone is appealingly deprecatory.

"A Voice from Old New York," by Louis Auchincloss (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; $25) Auchincloss is plain about his advantages, including a near-total insulation from the Depression, but his tone is appealingly deprecatory.

Despite having tried some of these himself as a player, Hayhurst is plain about the fact that all of these methods give the pitcher an unfair edge, and so should be against the rules.

It is difficult to surmise what Mr. Stewart will do next — he has been plain about the fact that he isn't sure himself — in part because his next step is not a natural one.

Davis also spoke with Nisenson at length for a planned authorized biography, which led to " 'Round About Midnight," in which (in the second edition, published after Davis's death) Nisenson is plain about Davis's "inexcusable treatment of women".

In his new book, "Against Football," Almond is plain about what he considers the various moral hazards of the game: "I happen to believe that our allegiance to football legitimizes and even fosters within us a tolerance for violence, greed, racism, and homophobia".