How to Use license plate in a Sentence

license plate

noun
  • The man left the area in a blue sedan that did not have license plates on it.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Police were called and the license plate is on the video.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The license plate was found in the woods nearby.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Both the front license plate and city emblem had been taped over.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2022
  • Note any cars and the license plates and agencies if marked.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The license plates had been removed.
    — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Ross checking the car’s license plate.
    — ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Steven Nichols won license plate 17.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • The license plates do not appear on the cars in the photos.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The agent walks around the vehicle to check the license plate.
    — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Sick of peeling that pesky tag off of your license plate every year?
    — Hali Smith may 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2026
  • Like many, Nichols was drawn in by the uniqueness of the license plate.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Schurr tells him the license plate doesn’t match the vehicle.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The movers wrote down the license plate of the car the woman and child had arrived in.
    — Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Cameras got an image of the man’s face, and the back license plate of his white box truck.
    — Nick Ferraro, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Cameras got an image of the man’s face, and the back license plate of his white box truck.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
  • At about the same time, a witness called in with three digits from the truck's license plate.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Martella said his client ran after the car to get the license plate number.
    — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The windows were darkly tinted and the car had no license plate.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The license plates had been taken off, the window was open and the keys were inside.
    — Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Police traced the truck’s license plate number to the Berea man.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Officers were able to track down Jerich through the license plate in the video.
    — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Here's a breakdown of each license plate and the meaning behind each one.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • What do all the Indiana license plates look like?
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The woman gave police the man’s and his wife’s license plate numbers.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
  • At their home, officers found two guns and fake license plates, police said.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • Surveillance video caught images of the car — and its license plate — used in the heists.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The vehicle had no license plates.
    — Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The license plate had been removed and the truck was parked at an empty home with a chain and lock around the front door.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Are there size limits or measurements for license plate frames?
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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