plate

Example Sentences

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Thanks to their location close to tectonic plate fault lines, South Pacific islands are surrounded by potentially enormous mineral deposits.

From The Wall Street Journal

In one case earlier this year, an undocumented Central American couple with their 4-year-old son in the backseat was pulled over by a police officer in Lubbock over an issue with their vehicle’s license plate.

From Salon

Stoneware, from high-art jasperware works to the humble dining plates on our kitchen shelves, is always formed from clay then decorated using glazes and other materials.

From The Wall Street Journal

By lowering the melting point and viscosity of mantle rocks, the water helped drive internal circulation and plate motion, giving the planet long-term geological energy.

From Science Daily

Unlike some marketing executives who question why a campaign didn’t work, though, he tends to quickly jump to the next project on his plate, some of the colleagues said.

From The Wall Street Journal