How to Use vanity plate in a Sentence

vanity plate

noun
  • Kentucky and other states across the country have had to deal with vanity plates that at first blush appear to be problematic.
    — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Applications for vanity plates have not been open since 2021.
    — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The bill would have allowed motorists willing to pay an additional $48 to use eight-letter words on vanity plates.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Will Rhode Island start offering vanity plates again in 2026?
    — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Since Kansas vanity plates have to follow the state vehicle law, a court would need to find that the state law violates the First Amendment.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • For now, the agency is not offering any timeline for restarting vanity plate applications in Rhode Island.
    — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Since Missouri vanity plates have to follow the state obscenity law, a court would need to find that the state law violates the First Amendment.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The adaption would be called Star 80, a reference to the vanity plate on the Mercedes Snider bought Dorothy with her money.
    — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Vehicles and Vanity Plates Before slapping on that back-window decal or registering for a vanity plate, think again—and not just about aesthetics.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Vehicles and Vanity Plates Before slapping on that back-window decal or registering for a vanity plate, think again—and not just about aesthetics.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • The Department of Motor Vehicles requires at least 7,500 people to apply and pre-pay the $50 fee to order a new vanity plate.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This happened in Rhode Island, where a Tesla owner was allowed to display a vanity plate reading FKGAS.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This happened in Rhode Island, where a Tesla owner was allowed to display a vanity plate reading FKGAS.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The card is a substitute for the vanity plate carrying the logo of 9-1-1 co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Tim Minear‘s company ReamWorks that runs after each episode.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025

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