plate
Example Sentences
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“The police need to look into a grey Nissan with Florida plates, possibly a rental,” a Reddit user had written.
A child who did something particularly noteworthy in school any given week earned the privilege of eating off the “star plate” on Shabbat and was offered the opportunity to invite a friend’s family for dinner.
It arrives on your table like a relic from another life—hand-labeled Tupperware, chipped floral plates, backyard block parties—but somehow manages to feel both nostalgic and slightly scandalous.
From Salon
Like many ambitious high-school seniors in their fall semester, Leana Zhou has a lot on her plate: college applications, demanding classes and club activities.
Most other companies use ceramic plates in the process to direct the electrons, but GE Vernova is deploying something called “thermal spray technology,” he said.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.