plate

Example Sentences

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“Might be that I’ve got a little more on my plate.”

From Los Angeles Times

While she read, I hunched over my plate like a gargoyle, trying to interpret her head tilt.

From Literature

He sat back down to his plate of Mrs. Ellsworth’s famous rigatoni and picked up his fork.

From Literature

Small plates with buckwheat brioche and whipped herb butter.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s witnessed students have emotional outbursts, break into tears, hide under their hoodies and push cafeteria food around on their plates because they’ve lost their appetites, unable to stomach the chaos in their communities.

From Salon