How to Use number plate in a Sentence

number plate

noun
  • There’s even a classic scrambler-style number plate mounted on the kickstand side beneath the seat.
    — Utkarsh Sood, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
  • As well as watching pedestrians the cameras can read car number plates and correlate them with the face of the person driving.
    — The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • Most of the stops involved either driving without a license or insurance and using false number plates.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 2 July 2023
  • The second is a narrower view offering more detail, such as number plates and the faces of occupants in vehicles.
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • All feed images to a central control room that pioneered number plate and face recognition technologies.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2021
  • Less noticeable but still important is a large air outlet above the rear number plate that will surely extra hot air from the engine compartment.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Registration is $60 for the entire eight-week season and includes a custom number plate that racers can use for each event.
    — Lettie Stratton, idahostatesman, 10 May 2018
  • Johnson argued that these solutions would be along the lines of London’s road-toll system, which uses cameras to read car number plates.
    — Robert Hutton, Bloomberg.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • For years, low-number plates were handed out to the politically connected until the lottery system was put into place.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Reportedly, the number plate on the car Sharif was traveling in, was similar to that of a car that was involved in a kidnapping.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Riders can, however, buy some of the parts, such as the radiator guard and number plate mounts, to live out the fantasy in appearance if nothing else.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 July 2021
  • The system works via the rear radar—set above the back number plate—which sends a signal to the ECU to alert the rider that a vehicle is in the blind spot.
    — Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The car’s appeal wasn’t fuelled by its handling or performance but by the tricks under its bonnet including revolving number plates and an ejector seat.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • More than 20 other aid trucks, bearing Armenian number plates, have been lined up along a nearby roadside since July.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The auction house specializes in cars and license plates, and buyers can bid on distinguished number plates in the United Arab Emirates.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • In the film, 007's car was modified by Q Branch and equipped with revolving number plates, machine guns, an oil slick dispenser, and even an ejector seat.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Aug. 2018
  • The captain was punished with a transfer to a town where car number plates started with the letters OK and where people from far-off districts came to get their vehicles registered.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Pan had allegedly removed the dealer number plate from the vehicle and attached a Connecticut commercial plate, which was reported to be lost or missing.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2021
  • The final design also reflects some more distinctive details – since four in 10 think the happy couple’s car will feature a personalized number plate.
    — Fox News, 11 May 2018
  • That includes the mudguard, tank cover, radiator cover, sprocket cover, heel guards, handlebar splash guards, seat base, intake duct, number plate holder, and rear seat cover.
    — New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The lottery component, which includes low-number plates often considered more prestigious, has further fueled interest.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Officials say the plates will continue to be available beyond the lottery deadline, though the drawing for low-number plates is expected to remain the most competitive aspect of the program.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
  • DaRosa is charged with driving an unregistered vehicle, driving with an expired inspection sticker, and a number plate violation.
    — Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The Grifo, one of just 13 in the world and valued at more than $1 million, was also allegedly driven without proof of Italian insurance or a visible number plate.
    — Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Many ministers and political leaders arriving at the palace used civilian number plates instead of special ones given to officials, a witness said, in an apparent security measure as unrest simmered in some places.
    — CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Introduced in 2011, this system for allocating number plates aims to tackle the city’s problems of rage-inducing congestion and asphyxiating pollution.
    — The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
  • To reduce the pollution in Tehran, which has a population of 14 million and more than 8 million cars and motorcycles, authorities announced that cars would be allowed on the roads only on alternate days, depending on number plates.
    — Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Both cars are equally purposeful, but where the Senna is about lapping circuits as quickly as possible while still wearing number plates, McLaren's goal for the Speedtail’s is for a driver and two passengers to cover ground quickly and comfortably.
    — Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2018
  • Massachusetts is seeing record-breaking demand for its commemorative America 250 license plates, with tens of thousands of drivers applying ahead of a key lottery deadline for low-number plates tied to the nation’s semiquincentennial.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
  • All 17 people were charged in Quincy District Court with offenses that include conspiracy, interfering with a police officer, disorderly conduct, operating to endanger, and number plate violations.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

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