license plate
noun
: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number
Examples of license plate in a Sentence
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Surveillance footage and license plate readers indicated Lewis continued to drive Romero's car to work following Romero’s disappearance, investigators wrote in a probable cause affidavit for Lewis’ arrest.
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Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
More:There are 101 specialty license plates in Arizona.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Amador Godoy was last seen driving a dark gray Toyota Corolla with the Texas license plate SWD0839.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The four officers also jumped the gate, firing shots, took down the man, handcuffed him and shoved him into a car with a state security license plate, according to a report in El País.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
It is described as a red, four-door midsize car with the Florida license plate LTDQ16.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The incident happened just after noon on Monday when the driver of a Buick Encore with South Carolina license plates tried to follow an employee's car through a gated entrance, FBI officials said.
—Blayne Alexander, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
He was identified after police identified the license plates on the SUV and interviewed eyewitnesses.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
The new system relies on license plate reader technology and ideally allows fans to pay for parking in advance or on gameday using QR codes posted on light poles around the AmFam Field parking lots.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
More:There are 101 specialty license plates in Arizona.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Amador Godoy was last seen driving a dark gray Toyota Corolla with the Texas license plate SWD0839.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The four officers also jumped the gate, firing shots, took down the man, handcuffed him and shoved him into a car with a state security license plate, according to a report in El País.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
It is described as a red, four-door midsize car with the Florida license plate LTDQ16.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The incident happened just after noon on Monday when the driver of a Buick Encore with South Carolina license plates tried to follow an employee's car through a gated entrance, FBI officials said.
—Blayne Alexander, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
He was identified after police identified the license plates on the SUV and interviewed eyewitnesses.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
The new system relies on license plate reader technology and ideally allows fans to pay for parking in advance or on gameday using QR codes posted on light poles around the AmFam Field parking lots.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1924, in the meaning defined above
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license plate
noun
: a plate or tag (as of metal) showing that a license has been gotten and usually bearing a registration number
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