plain clothes

Frequency: 6.57.5 per million words

non-uniform clothing, especially for police

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Examples (10)

  • An officer in plain clothes approached the suspect cautiously.
  • The detective went undercover, wearing plain clothes to blend in.
  • All off-duty personnel were instructed to attend the meeting in plain clothes.
  • It's often difficult to identify security staff when they are in plain clothes.
  • The entire surveillance team operated in plain clothes to avoid detection.
  • A special unit of plain clothes officers was formed to tackle street crime.
  • He was arrested by two men in plain clothes who later identified themselves as federal agents.
  • Military personnel were permitted to wear plain clothes when off the base.
  • She didn't realize he was a police officer because he was in plain clothes.
  • The covert operation required all agents to be in plain clothes at all times.