- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
Example Sentences
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Farther south, the movement of the African and Eurasian plates creates another source of potentially powerful earthquakes off North Africa.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum houses menus, plates and other artifacts recovered from the debris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Alvarez was arrested near MacArthur Park by Los Angeles police officers in May who found two plates of military-grade body armor plates in the trunk of his car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The menu is built for sharing, with small plates divided into charcuterie and cheese, raw, animal and vegetable.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
A few minutes later, SJ brought over two plates, one in each hand, and set them down in front of them.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
