How to Use in plain sight in a Sentence
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It’s been hiding in plain sight, just off the coast of the Bahamas.
— Joseph Polidoro, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2023 -
It was hidden in plain sight — but not for much longer.
— Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024 -
In brief, the issues are broad and wide, yet hiding in plain sight.
— Time, 22 Aug. 2023 -
The comedy comes from the fact that much of this occurs in plain sight.
— Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Perhaps all the clues have been hiding in plain sight….
— Thomas Smith, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2024 -
Roll your window down and keep your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight.
— Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024 -
But the film dresses her way, way down and nearly hides her in plain sight.
— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 12 July 2024 -
Hiding Jews in plain sight seemed to be a common theme.
— Shoshana Brower, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024 -
Hence the yacht hiding in plain sight just off the coast, filled with the ready Quick Reaction Force.
— Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023 -
This slot, then, is a place for parents to hide their values in plain sight.
— Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Just don’t expect to hide in plain sight in these head turners.
— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024 -
Yet harbingers of this shake-up and the scale of its impact have been in plain sight for months.
— Nic Robertson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023 -
His laptop and iPad were in plain sight, but his phone was hidden.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023 -
Someone throws rocks and hides their hands — or does it in plain sight — but somehow, the blame falls on you.
— Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 14 Sep. 2023 -
So what happens to all these thieves hiding in plain sight?
— Gregory Mancini, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023 -
The entrance is hidden in plain sight, in between The Field and Havana 1920.
— Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024 -
These vape pens look like school supplies — and they’re being used in plain sight.
— USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023 -
That said, much of Trump's conduct around the 2020 election occurred in plain sight.
— Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Reports indicate the items that were stolen were all left in plain sight.
— cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Or was the rage hiding in plain sight, coursing beneath the surface of even this placid scene?
— Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The cluster is hiding in plain sight behind the massive visual bulk of the Milky Way.
— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2022 -
The sauna is hidden in plain sight within the airline’s Platinum Wing Lounge.
— Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024 -
These thefts have been happening at all hours of the day or night and some have even happened in plain sight, Barineau said.
— Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2024 -
Keep valuables out of your vehicle or do not leave them in plain sight.
— Teri Webster, Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022 -
To make art is, to some extent, an exercise in hiding in plain sight.
— Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Now, the researchers believe that ancient star dunes may be hiding in plain sight.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024 -
Perhaps this answer has been hiding in plain sight all along!
— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 31 May 2024 -
Still, some calls for donations have appeared in plain sight.
— Scott Glover, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Now, everyone’s looking for the next risk hiding in plain sight.
— Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023 -
But there was also, in the 60-room mansion of unlockable doors, abuse of children, hidden in plain sight.
— Christine Ro, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
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