- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
Example Sentences
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After she downsized, she opened her cupboard and showed him four plates, four saucers, four cups and four bowls.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The supplier, which told Panorama it did not manufacture the letters it used to make plates, received a warning letter, although a prosecution is still being considered.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
We have spoken to families who say their lives have been devastated by road deaths where illegal plates were involved.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The right way to fix the holes in the floor is kind of abstract, while the screws and plates in my utility closet are right there.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
They ate for a few minutes without talking, the only sounds the crunch of biting into bread and the scraping noise of forks against plates as they wound bites of spaghetti.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
