How to Use plate in a Sentence

plate

1 of 2 noun

• A shiny metal plate was screwed to the door.
• I ate a salad and a plate of spaghetti.
• He had a steel plate put in his shoulder after the accident.
• There's just too much on the plate.
  — Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
• Place a plate on top of the mold.
  — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
• There's three lemon bars on a plate.
  — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
• Set a large plate near your workspace.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
• This places stress on the plates' edges.
  — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 25 June 2026
• This places stress on the plates' edges.
  — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 4 June 2026
• Off to the side is a lone plate of cut fruit.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026
• The ball bounced off the plate and hit him in the right jaw.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
• Edelman has a lot on his plate.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
• Place it on the corner of my plate?
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
• This salad is spring on a plate.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
• Spoon some of the coulis onto a plate.
  — Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
• Maybe a plate of chicken chow mein.
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
• Spread on a serving plate or on bread.
  — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
• Transfer the shrimp to a plate.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
• Transfer to a large plate; set aside.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
• Betts is making his splash at the plate again.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 29 June 2026
• Cut cake in pieces and put on a serving plate.
  — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
• Transfer beef to a plate, and set aside.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
• Those hot zones are on the inner half of the plate.
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• When sauce is hot, spoon over chicken on each plate.
  — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
• Smithereens does provide share plates, just in case.
  — Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
• All those trips to the plate yielded three home runs.
  — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
• But the relay beat him to the plate for the force out.
  — Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
• Investors will have a lot on their plate in the week ahead.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
• Top each plate with two lettuce halves and one lemon half.
  — C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 21 Feb. 2026
• Place a layer on a cake stand or plate, top-side down.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025

plate

2 of 2 verb

• Gold medals are made from that base and then plated with six grams of gold.
  — Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
• Judge also plated a run with a sac fly in the fourth frame.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
• Texas has plated four runs in each of the first two innings.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
• Place one cake layer on a cake stand or plate and top with frosting.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2023
• The whole process, from dough to plate, took a matter of minutes.
  — Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022
• Remove from ramekins to plate the finished dessert.
  — Alex Cason, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
• Be sure to have a sheet pan or plate next to you, lined with paper towels.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
• Older children can help slice and plate pies or cakes for the younger ones to serve.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2022
• Some of the best seafood in the city is being plated in this kitchen night by night.
  — Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Persin hit a sacrifice fly to left to plate Page.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
• In the sixth inning, the Bears plated three more runs.
  — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
• But a Senate seat is gold plated.
  — George Skelton, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
• Trace a 9-inch round cake pan or plate on a large piece of parchment paper.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022
• Bach plated Dykhoff on a single to right.
  — Gary Bedore may 23, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
• Suzuki plated the first two runs in the first inning.
  — CBS News, 19 June 2026
• Scope out all the food options before adding anything to you plate.
  — cleveland, 19 Nov. 2021
• The Royals had a decent shot to plate at least one run in the eighth.
  — Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
• To plate, cut the lobster into pieces and place it on a large platter.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 30 Oct. 2022
• Transfer to a bowl or plate and let cool completely; turn off the oven.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
• The meals are prepared and plated in front of diners.
  — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
• Bourque hit a single to left that was bobbled to plate the game-winner.
  — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
• As the team went to plate a course, a young cook came up to Keller with stacks of dishes.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2021
• Most of these dishes are plated with two portions.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
• Will dinner be plated or buffet-style?
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
• In San Diego last weekend, this team could barely plate a run.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2023
• Place one cake layer on a cake stand or plate and top with frosting (about 3/4 cup).
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 9 May 2023
• Two errors from Rays fielders helped plate one more run in the seventh.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2022
• In the kitchen, his ambition is not only to plate better food.
  — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• In the next at-bat, a ground ball from Muncy plated another run.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• Ben gets a second thought about how to plate dessert while Ellie does the dishes.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026