- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
Example Sentences
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But fossils usually preserve only durable structures such as shells or skeletal plates.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Locatelli said one of the biggest differences between MasterChef in the UK and Italy was the range of influence on British plates.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Out in the parking lot, I hung out for some time before another car arrived, a blue Chevy Silverado with Illinois plates.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Although GPS satellites are U.S.-owned military hardware, the reference frame relies on an international patchwork of aging radio-telescopes staring at quasars, laser-ranging stations and physical ground markers anchored to shifting tectonic plates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I was carrying a stack of soiled plates down the stairs when a little shriek below told me that Pickwick had arrived.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
