plainly
- a word derived from plain.
Example Sentences
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Plainly the protests complicated Kamala Harris’s task of finding a running mate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Plainly, what’s needed is a taxonomy of AI slop: which manifestations are merely nuisances, which are actually entertaining, which are threats to social or political order.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
"Plainly they are co-ordinated and must have some motive or purpose behind them," she told the court.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
Plainly, that was not part of his job.
From Slate • Sep. 12, 2023
Plainly exposed were two holes—simple, round rat holes.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
