plate

Example Sentences

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You’ve got enough on your plate that you can’t spare time to wait for a representative from their financial institution as you try to settle their affairs — and then hear that they can’t help you.

From MarketWatch

“They said we have enough on our plates and didn’t want us to worry right now,” Barbee wrote.

From Salon

In the dining room, ten or more courses were served by footmen: a different plate, fork, and glass for each course.

From Literature

Some enforced, players stepped up to the plate but we didn't throw in 16-year-olds... these boys have played in the team and have shown they're capable of winning games.

From BBC

He policed brushback pitches with ardor and once called a night game for darkness when lighting malfunctions compromised visibility near home plate.

From The Wall Street Journal