plain suit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Bratton’s plain suit of patchwork gray and his flopping black hat made him look less a doctor than a farmer, which was his stated occupation in this assumed identity.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2016
Old and young, men and women, kneel before him as he stands in a plain suit.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2015
Zarif, short, stout and balding, hews to traditional Iranian collarless shirts, buttoned high at the neck, accompanied by a plain suit and black lace-up shoes.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2015
Tan, 52, himself appears to be a mild-mannered salaryman?pencil moustache, plain suit, chosen-by-my-wife tie?but he commands an operation of global reach and brain-scrambling complexity.
From Time Magazine Archive
She’s wearing a plain suit and gloves and carrying a handbag, like anyone, and she has on a ladies’ hat.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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