in plain sight

phrase

chiefly US

: in a place that is easily seen

He carried his gun in plain sight.

Examples of in plain sight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That, in turn, might just light the fuse that makes everyone finally realize that Panama is one of the last, best kept real estate and hospitality secrets in the Western Hemisphere still hiding in plain sight. — Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

If the secrets to longer living aren’t hiding in some Greek fishing village or Japanese mountain town, there may be some simple lessons to be discovered in plain sight. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Use the popular Levoit LVAC-300 to clean up messes made on the under-$25 area rug, store away clothes in this six-pack of storage cubes, and keep keys in plain sight with this $8 key holder. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026

At a moment when business leaders are searching for new engines of economic growth, one of the country’s fastest-growing entrepreneurial forces has been hiding in plain sight. — Anthony Hernandez, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Rhymes for in plain sight

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite