in plain sight
Americanidiom
Example Sentences
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He amassed a fortune, much of it held in cryptocurrency, U.S. court records show, and lived a life of luxury while on the run, sometimes hiding in plain sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Few sit down to a plate of soybeans, but soy is hiding in plain sight throughout the American diet.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
There’s a safe haven hiding in plain sight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Such trends were in plain sight in Tor Bella Monaca, a working-class eastern suburb of Rome dotted by rundown apartment blocks, cash-for-gold shops and discount stores.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
I was standing in plain sight now, my head and shoulders well over the top of the short flight of stairs, but I didn’t care.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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