Examples of in plain view in a Sentence
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Summer is the busy season, with trails mostly snow-free, and wildlife enjoying the lush meadows in plain view.
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Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2023
But given the scale of Beijing’s ambitions, even these efforts often happen in plain view.
—Peter Mattis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2023
George Santos, the New York Republican, whose infinite lies were in plain view, could never have been elected without blind partisan support.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
There was a disposable coffee cup in plain view, in front of Emilia Clarke’s character Daenerys Targaryen, on a grandiose dining table.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
But 22-year-old Jesus Ivan Dorantes-Guzman allegedly did all of this in plain view of a nearby homeless encampment, whose residents provided consistent accounts of what happened after the deadly accident that could help criminal charges against him stick.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
Among the complaints is that the carts take up a lot of space for people who live on a small lot and have no place to keep them except in plain view.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Many Republican senators and members of Congress offered encouragement in plain view.
—Renee Diresta, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2021
Many Huntsville residents work in the prison, and many of the town’s daily activities take place in plain view of its walls.
—The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2023
But given the scale of Beijing’s ambitions, even these efforts often happen in plain view.
—Peter Mattis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2023
George Santos, the New York Republican, whose infinite lies were in plain view, could never have been elected without blind partisan support.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
There was a disposable coffee cup in plain view, in front of Emilia Clarke’s character Daenerys Targaryen, on a grandiose dining table.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
But 22-year-old Jesus Ivan Dorantes-Guzman allegedly did all of this in plain view of a nearby homeless encampment, whose residents provided consistent accounts of what happened after the deadly accident that could help criminal charges against him stick.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
Among the complaints is that the carts take up a lot of space for people who live on a small lot and have no place to keep them except in plain view.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Many Republican senators and members of Congress offered encouragement in plain view.
—Renee Diresta, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2021
Many Huntsville residents work in the prison, and many of the town’s daily activities take place in plain view of its walls.
—The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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“In plain view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20plain%20view. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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