How to Use in plain view in a Sentence
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There the snail, with bright eyes in plain view, is easy prey for birds.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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The scars — both to the city’s urban core and to the psyches of its residents — remained in plain view for decades.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
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Never leave valuables in plain view, even if your car is locked.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
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The drugs killed them in plain view — in front of the public library, at the spot on Powell Street where the cable car used to turn around.
—New York Times, 23 Apr. 2021
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Also in plain view, a Glock handgun was in the center console.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023
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The prologue mentions Trump had a classified war plan on the couch in his office, in plain view.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
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However, all the source cameras for the tape are in plain view to anyone walking through the station.
—Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2020
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For the final reveal, Lively was all smiles with her product in plain view.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
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Much of the maneuvering Adams kept out of sight while practicing it in plain view.
—Stacy Schiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022
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This fight sequence happens in plain view on the street, with a double-decker bus stopped at a station.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022
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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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Everyone already could see the five-star pedigree and the one-and-done potential in plain view.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
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During the probe, Lt. Joni Money said, deputies spotted a large amount of marijuana in plain view at the home.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 16 Nov. 2022
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Alabama has long been a state where gun owners can openly carry a gun in plain view.
—al, 18 Jan. 2023
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Finding a crater of that size buried in plain view is tricky because of erosion and sediment movement.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2023
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His dissembling about the coronavirus is in plain view, in his tweets and his Fox News interviews.
—Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2020
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Hendrickson gave Saints quarterback Andy Dalton a two-handed shove well after the ball left his hand in plain view of the back judge.
—Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2022
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Multiple firearms were found in the suspects vehicle in plain view, the sheriff’s office added.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
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The decision to start construction is a big turn of events, a story that’s been hiding in plain view since digging began March 24.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
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The decision to start construction is a big turn of events, a story that’s been hiding in plain view since digging began March 24.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
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Four people, including the suspect, were in the vehicle, where a handgun was in plain view, police said.
—oregonlive, 2 June 2022
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Alabama has long been a state where gun owners can openly carry a gun in plain view, and routinely ranks among the Top 10 states in the U.S. for gun ownership.
—al, 5 Sep. 2022
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This romance, which appears to transcend the limits of space, is so heartfelt as to be, when put in plain view, almost embarrassing.
—B. D. McClay, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
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Officers who then pulled over Gaukhman found a baggie of cocaine inside his car in plain view, the document alleged.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2021
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Find unique ways to leave the content in plain view while also optimizing the layout of your page to improve the user experience.
—Iman Bashir, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
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Police released a statement that the perpetrator left the scene in a white Jeep Grand Cherokee, adding that residents should not leave valuables in plain view in their cars.
—Christopher Keating, courant.com, 28 Nov. 2021
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These speculations aside, the idea that a person could simply die in plain view and without friends or family was shocking.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2023
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Authorities said multiple firearms were found in Wilhoit’s car in plain view.
—Abigail Celaya, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
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According to police records, after McKinney was arrested, a revolver was seen in plain view in the passenger seat of the car.
—Ayana Hamilton, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2022
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Officers allegedly observed a computer and printer in plain view in the room and got consent from a woman who had actually rented the room to conduct a search.
—Steven Mross, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2023
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