- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
Example Sentences
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Roses are placed on the tables where supporters nibbled from snack plates, hugged, all smiles, and sipped from glasses of sparkling wine or beer.
From Barron's β Sep. 13, 2026
California has officially run out of combinations for its current license plate sequence, ending a string of plates dating back to the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 11, 2026
Farther south, the movement of the African and Eurasian plates creates another source of potentially powerful earthquakes off North Africa.
From Science Daily β Sep. 10, 2026
Alvarez was arrested near MacArthur Park by Los Angeles police officers in May who found two plates of military-grade body armor plates in the trunk of his car.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 9, 2026
There were heaping plates of pancakes served with warm honey, and sliced peaches cooked in butter and sugar, and platters of fluffy scrambled eggs, tender and lemon yellow.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
