Examples of at the plate in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Too bad, because Lugo enjoys swinging freely at the plate.
—
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
Beckman’s Zach Ireland has been dominating on the mound and at the plate like former pitching star James Kaprielian.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The throw from catcher Christian Bethancourt sailed into center field, and McKinstry kept going, but he was thrown out at the plate by center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.
The Marlins evened the score in the fifth.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
The Buena Park baseball team was on an absolute tear at the plate during a postseason run that had it just one victory away from reaching the CIF-SS title game for the first time in program history.
—David Delgado, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
That’s when Wilson found himself at the plate with one out, two strikes and the winning run on third.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
His simple setup at the plate can lead to high ground-ball rates (45.4 percent in ’23), so a little more elevation could unlock even more pop. ...
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
Carter led Arkansas with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate and tied Ellis and Hedgecock with a team-high two RBI.
Arkansas is scheduled to begin a three-game series at No. 7 LSU at 6 p.m. Central on Friday on SEC Network-Plus.
—Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 22 Apr. 2024
Suppan also could hit and was a surprise contributor at the plate in the majors.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
Beckman’s Zach Ireland has been dominating on the mound and at the plate like former pitching star James Kaprielian.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The throw from catcher Christian Bethancourt sailed into center field, and McKinstry kept going, but he was thrown out at the plate by center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.
The Marlins evened the score in the fifth.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
The Buena Park baseball team was on an absolute tear at the plate during a postseason run that had it just one victory away from reaching the CIF-SS title game for the first time in program history.
—David Delgado, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
That’s when Wilson found himself at the plate with one out, two strikes and the winning run on third.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
His simple setup at the plate can lead to high ground-ball rates (45.4 percent in ’23), so a little more elevation could unlock even more pop. ...
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
Carter led Arkansas with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate and tied Ellis and Hedgecock with a team-high two RBI.
Arkansas is scheduled to begin a three-game series at No. 7 LSU at 6 p.m. Central on Friday on SEC Network-Plus.
—Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 22 Apr. 2024
Suppan also could hit and was a surprise contributor at the plate in the majors.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'at the plate.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to at the plate
Dictionary Entries Near at the plate
Cite this Entry
“At the plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20plate. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share