plates
- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Japan is one of the world's most seismically active countries, sitting on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific "Ring of Fire".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
About 10 billion pounds of lettuce travels from farms to dinner plates every year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The African and Arabian plates were moving northward during the final stage of their collision with Asia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Abraham Asael Faviãn Campech visited Excalibur’s buffet before a recent BTS concert and piled three plates high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Only three places at the table, I thought, as I set out the plates.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
