How to Use hot plate in a Sentence

hot plate

noun
  • Pet ferrets sit in cages on the counter space next to the hot plate.
    — Washington Post, 7 May 2022
  • There's even a hot plate that keeps the coffee warm in the carafe for two hours.
    — Rennie Dyball, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Dream picked up a tall can of Heineken that was resting on a hot plate.
    — Joe Kloc, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
  • Mary’s lab had a broken sink and was cluttered with decades’ worth of beakers and hot plates.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Serve the pork on hot plates with the sauce poured liberally over and around.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Each standalone bothy has a hot plate, walk-in shower, and bathroom.
    — AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
  • For students or small space-dwellers, consider this tiny but mighty hot plate.
    — Deanna Pai, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The fire appeared to have been sparked by a hot plate in a bedroom, Bowron said.
    — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 12 Jan. 2021
  • This outdoor kitchen includes counter space next to the grill as a landing spot for hot plates.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2022
  • That apartment was tiny — the kitchen had a hot plate and no oven — but even so, friends came for dinner.
    — New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
  • In the chophouse where lima beans Boil in a kettle on a hot plate.
    — Geoffrey Nutter, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The studio apartment was miniscule, with just enough room for a bed, built in desk and a hot plate.
    — Bridget Mallon, ELLE Decor, 12 Jan. 2015
  • The black hot plate is scarcely empty when we are given the move-on notice.
    — Anna Hartley, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Traditionally, the dish is topped with an egg and served on a hot plate.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Jars of powdered dyes were stacked atop a table next to a digital scale and a hot plate.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Adding to the suspense, it was soon joined by a hot plate, a shiny copper pan, a silver sauce boat and a tray.
    — Sylvie Bigar, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • In one corner, next to the television, the couple has set up a makeshift kitchen with a hot plate.
    — Amir Khafagy, Curbed, 6 June 2022
  • It was delivered with a pile of extra napkins and the warning of a hot plate.
    — Fielding Buck, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Dry and straighten your hair in one fell swoop with this tool that doesn’t come with traditional hot plates.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Brewed coffee is then dispensed into a glass carafe that sits atop a hot plate, which keeps the coffee warm.
    — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The board supplied each unit with a hot plate and has given us discounts on wash and dry through the building valet.
    — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2022
  • From time to time, the cookies get stuck on the round hot plates or cool down and harden before they can be folded.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
  • There’s a cutting board, mini hot plate, a set of cutlery, a single pot and pan, as well as a dish rack.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 6 July 2018
  • The dish is served on a sizzling hot plate and includes beef and rice topped with a pepper paste and cracked black pepper.
    — Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The children did not attend school and mainly ate baby food, noodles or rice cooked on a hot plate.
    — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Touch a hot plate, and your hand instinctively removes itself from the risk.
    — Rohit Kumar, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Bathrooms are mostly communal and often there are no kitchens -- just plug-in hot plates.
    — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 25 Apr. 2020
  • The straightener styles wet to dry hair with airflow (not a hot plate), cutting drying time in half.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The space was cramped, stuffed with bunk beds, a fridge, a microwave, a hot plate, a rice cooker, and cleaning supplies.
    — Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The space was cramped, stuffed with bunk beds, a fridge, a microwave, a hot plate, a rice cooker, and cleaning supplies.
    — Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024

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