home plate
noun
: a 5-sided rubber slab at one corner of a baseball diamond at which a batter stands when batting and which must be touched by a base runner in order to score
Examples of home plate in a Sentence
The runner was tagged out at home plate.
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With one out in the third inning, Buehler threw a 1-0 pitch to Soto that looked to be clearly within the strike zone, but it was called a ball by home plate umpire Mike Estabrook.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 21 May 2025
While sliding into home plate, his left leg twisted beneath him, leading to immediate and visible distress.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Sliding into home plate One dish that’s near and dear to Choi’s heart is the aptly named Grandma’s Pork Belly Bossam ($48).
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
And then that strike from Lindor to home plate, Torrens applying the tag — pretty complete play.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 21 May 2025
While sliding into home plate, his left leg twisted beneath him, leading to immediate and visible distress.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Sliding into home plate One dish that’s near and dear to Choi’s heart is the aptly named Grandma’s Pork Belly Bossam ($48).
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
And then that strike from Lindor to home plate, Torrens applying the tag — pretty complete play.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for home plate
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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