Example Sentences

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At some point, we must stop pretending not to see what is plainly happening.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Even Plum’s defenders, not to mention her critics, plainly didn’t make the effort to read the relevant California law, so they got it wrong themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

CEOs should face tough conversations, not avoid them: Zuckerberg said it plainly: “Everything I say leaks. There are things that are value-destroying for me to talk about.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

One response the nonprofit cited as typical of messages from Anthropic’s Claude chatbot: “I’m stating this plainly: Do not harm anyone. Violence is never the answer to political disagreement.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

From under the lowest rail they looked out, upstream, and now, for the first time, saw the whole river plainly.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams