at the plate

idiom

baseball
: at home plate
The runner was tagged out at the plate.

Examples of at the plate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jiménez, 27, struggled at the plate after being acquired from the Chicago White Sox at the trade deadline. Matt Weyrich, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024 Probably the most amazing statistic about Ruth was his 1,330 total strikeouts in 22 years at the plate. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 Bailey had been quietly putting together a nice finish to the season at the plate but had been stuck on seven home runs since the All-Star break. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024 The fact that both Neto and Washington acknowledge room for improvement bodes well for the Angels, because Neto is already an above-average shortstop at the plate and in the field. Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the plate 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'at the plate.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near at the plate

Cite this Entry

“At the plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20plate. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!