How to Use nameplate in a Sentence

nameplate

noun
  • Each engine will have a nameplate signed by the person who built it.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The girl asks her teacher at school to change the nameplate on her cubby.
    — The New Yorker, 22 June 2022
  • The locker stall was cleared out and the nameplate already gone.
    — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Each plopped down onto the seat they had been assigned, marked by a nameplate.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Of the nameplate’s many special editions, this one is the best.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The nameplate’s famous signet sits proudly at the bow, too.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • The nameplate above it also had been removed.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • If his nameplate gets torn off this week, The Men will be in trouble.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Slaton was barred from the House and his nameplate was removed from his desk.
    — Ryan Autullo, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
  • One of Chevrolet's most historic nameplates has reached the end of the line.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2020
  • What's tougher to figure out is which dormant nameplate to revive, and when to do it.
    — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Even the gold letters of the ship's nameplate are still visible.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Even the gold letters of the ship's nameplate were still visible.
    — Frank Witsil, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Gold nameplate details are also seen as shoelace charms on the footwear and at the nape of each jacket.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The manual has also been a hit, at least as the nameplate is concerned.
    — Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Their names are marked on a wall of contributors with a black line in the corner of their nameplate.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The retro design has bronze details on the nameplate and front grate, and the deep teal green looks great in my bedroom.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
  • Surveys suggest that the nameplate on a car is the top factor in a consumer’s choice of what car to buy.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The two nameplates are now divisions of the big box sports retailer.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
  • The Ramcharger nameplate is not new.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The results are surprising and add major points to two nameplates.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The plant in Monroe worked on nameplates and warning labels.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • First, interest in its best-selling nameplates has to remain strong.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The legendary nameplate struggled to sell over 3,000 units per year over the last decade.
    — Bryan Campbell, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Hertel had a nameplate at the head of the table at Friday's board meeting.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The car is also adorned with a Jesko Nür Revenge nameplate.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The next couple of years were better for the nameplate, but not enough to suggest that the car would become a legend.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Now, after five decades, Peugeot has revived the nameplate as an electric moped.
    — New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Consumers have their choice of about 450 nameplates in the country already.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • The only color on the page — teal lipstick on the model and in the nameplate of the magazine.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2018

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