Example Sentences

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I love their cute little Sugar Muffins name, and I never tire of their plainness.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2025

Part of the Cenotaph's power is its plainness.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

The plainness of Mallory Portnoy’s Stella was epitomized by the way she cuffed her jeans.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

“Iowa Dreams,” the title of Serena Stevens’s New York gallery debut, combines Midwestern plainness with a slightly forlorn reverie.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2020

Though of great age, its metal shone clear and untarnished, and its very plainness had the beauty of true nobility.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander