How to Use at the plate in a Sentence

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• Purtell went 4 for 4 at the plate, with a homer and three RBIs.
  — Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
• He’s got a good idea at the plate, doesn’t whiff a lot.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2023
• But in fact, Odor has struggled at the plate since the punch.
  — Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2024
• Streed Crooms led Bayshore at the plate with two hits and two walks.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 15 Apr. 2023
• Schreiber drove in two runs, going 2-for-3 at the plate.
  — Mike Perrin | , al, 18 Apr. 2023
• Moreno did her part at the plate by leading off the fifth with a walk.
  — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2023
• At 17 years old, Ebel is the youngest of the trio but lacks no less dynamism at the plate.
  — Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
• Kyle Stowers and Liam Hicks each went 2 for 4 at the plate.
  — Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 18 May 2025
• Dawson Downs was 2-for-3 at the plate for the Wildcats.
  — Mike Perrin | , al, 17 Mar. 2023
• Jackson Hatcher picked up the win and went 2-for-3 at the plate.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 15 Apr. 2023
• Perez had a strong day with three hits — all singles — at the plate.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
• Because this team has gone cold at the plate since right around the All-Star break.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2023
• Oceanside swept the Mustangs as Small went 3-for-11 at the plate.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
• Chavez is not the chief architect of the Mets’ approach at the plate.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
• Third base coach Dale Sveum waved Mueller around third, but he was thrown out at the plate.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
• While the Yankees were quiet at the plate, Gil gave his team a chance to win.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
• But who will the coaches root for if Fried is on the mound and Crow-Armstrong is at the plate?
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
• No matter their skill level, the kids stood tall, grabbed a bat and stepped up to the tee at the plate.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 20 July 2023
• Like in the late innings of a tie game with a struggling hitter at the plate.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
• Soto has been on fire at the plate in this series as well.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
• In the next frame, Toronto had the bases loaded and one out with Matt Chapman at the plate.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
• He should have been tagged out at the plate to end the inning, but Eric Haase couldn't to catch the ball on a bounce.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2023
• Often times, a swing and a miss is worth it just to keep that person on your team and at the plate.
  — Mark Hughes, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
• Relays from Kwan and Gabriel Arias erased Guerrero at the plate.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
• All the more reason to reward his strong season at the plate (129 wRC+).
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 8 July 2024
• Still, struggles — in the outfield or at the plate — would be unsurprising.
  — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
• That included hitting off pitching machines and gaining his timing at the plate.
  — Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
• Despite his success at the plate, Bader projects to be due for some regression.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
• Beltran’s numbers at the plate speak for itself.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• Meanwhile, neither player did what the Angels hoped for at the plate.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026