in plain sight

idiom

chiefly US
: in a place that is easily seen
He carried his gun in plain sight.

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For the most part, however, the Stranger waltzes around in plain sight, adopting the form of an androgynous teen — their scarred face betraying the wounds of Heaven’s rejection — who baits the Boy into indulging his darkest impulses. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025 Turns out, the two species were coasting together, hidden in plain sight until one drifted far enough to raise eyebrows. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 13 Nov. 2025 Well, then the prize is also hiding in plain sight. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 Data being transmitted by hundreds of companies including mobile telephone operator T-Mobile were thus in plain sight of the researchers. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in plain sight

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“In plain sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20plain%20sight. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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