- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
Example Sentences
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Gloria Orejel, a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, told The Times that responding deputies spotted a Nissan with Oregon license plates speeding away from the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Pizza popped up as often as pate on plates, while one caterer from La Reunion has won social media adulation for his gifts of cari, a spicy dish popular on the Indian Ocean island.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Lots of hearings happen on Capitol Hill, get one news cycle, and then are forever subducted under the plates of public memory.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Abraham Asael Faviãn Campech visited Excalibur’s buffet before a recent BTS concert and piled three plates high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I’ve got a pile for books and boxes of magazines, a place for plates and chipped teapots and other things from the tea shop, and a whole area for furniture that needs to be fixed.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
