How to Use plaque in a Sentence

plaque

noun
  • The scientists are studying the way the plaques form.
  • Brushing your teeth prevents the buildup of plaque.
  • A bronze plaque marked the city's oldest building.
  • They gave him a plaque in honor of his 30 years of service.
  • The cloth was raised over the plaque again so the monarch could do the honors.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • All of the athlete/players of the year will be mailed plaques after the show.
    Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2023
  • Just scan the Spotify code on the plaque and the song will play on your phone.
    Michelle Prado, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
  • On the plaque stood a small statuette set into a bronze plate.
    Char Adams, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The plaque will be presented to the family and friends of Capt. Williams.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2023
  • The trunk will stay in place, along with two memorial plaques.
    Samantha Latson, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • The unique shape helps to scrape away plaque and tartar, keeping teeth and gums healthy.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2023
  • Fife said the city plans to install a plaque on June 16, which would have been Shakur’s 52nd birthday.
    Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • The Aztec Club gave us a team photo on a wooden plaque as our award for winning.
    Craig Beery, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2023
  • Both drugs work by targeting plaque buildups in the brain that are known as amyloid.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The stone plaque that was in the church’s old bell tower is now featured in the center of the new structure at Heritage Farm.
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Those plaques build up and get inflamed over time, leading to heart attacks and strokes.
    Sarah Klein, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Like the Wales window, the plaque is a gift from the people of wakes, a token of our enduring friendship.
    Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2023
  • To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the movie's release, there is a special plaque as well as a quote from the scene.
    Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 1 May 2023
  • Today there is a plaque thanking the nuns who risked their lives to hide Annette and Jeanne, two Jewish girls, from the Nazis.
    Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2023
  • And those artists inducted in those categories have the same size plaque on the wall of the hall in Cleveland as all the other artists.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 May 2023
  • The plaques collected from the surgeries were frozen and then analyzed by the researchers.
    Elaine Chen, STAT, 6 Mar. 2024
  • There is a statue of Lincoln in the middle of Manchester today, with words of the letter on a plaque on the pedestal.
    David Segal, New York Times, 8 July 2023
  • Next to the tree was a plaque recognizing the sister city of Kensington, Md.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
  • In Bridgetown, a plaque identifying the spot where a slave cage once sat hangs on the exterior of a bank.
    Time, 6 July 2023
  • It gets rid of up to seven times more plaque than a regular toothbrush.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The diorama also comes with a stand, a 40th-anniversary plaque, and a classic quote from the scene.
    Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 4 May 2023
  • The purpose was to detect plaque in the heart, of which Hendrickson had a distressing amount.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The lighted acrylic plaque makes a special gift on its own or paired up with the couple’s favorite bottle of wine.
    Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
  • And while the States had made no attempt to preserve the bunkers or any of the four camps, in 2008 a former inmate had installed a small plaque on the gates to Lager Sylt.
    Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Then select the type of stand for the 5 x 7-inch plaque (choose from clear, white, or black acrylic or wood), and finish up with everyone’s names.
    Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023

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