platter

Example Sentences

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You have to eat what’s on the platter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Tuchel also warned Chelsea's Cole Palmer that a place in the Three Lions squad for the World Cup will not be handed to him on a "silver platter".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But now it’s software—and Microsoft—getting served up on a platter, as artificial intelligence shifts priorities across the tech sector.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

I’ve long adored the old-school deli “salad plate,” a combination platter that arrives like a mosaic: pasta salad, potato salad, three-bean, maybe tuna or chicken, each scoop glossy and self-contained.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

We passed the platter of turkey self-consciously and did our best to pretend he wasn’t casting a wet tarpaulin over our entire feast.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly