How to Use license plate in a Sentence

license plate

noun
  • Police said the license plate was not registered to the car.
    Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Boswell, the man alleged, was acting strangely, which spurred him to write down the license plate number of the truck.
    Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Police checked the license plate, and dispatchers told them that the car’s owner was wanted.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The presentation will show cameras, license plate readers, drones and more.
    Andrea Manes, Orange County Register, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Bouma said that he was told that someone recorded license plate numbers from the bus or buses and reported the plates to police.
    Angela Rozas and Brett McNeil, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Our favorite detail is one that will be familiar to anyone who’s seen any of the car’s eight appearances in the beloved spy franchise—a rotating license plate.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Routh was pulled over and detained about 50 miles away after a law enforcement alert was issued for the black Nissan with the license plate number.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The license plate on the Nissan was registered to a 2012 white Ford truck that had been reported stolen, according to Thomas.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The license plate is designed to bring awareness to the plight of the Great Salt Lake and ways to save it.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • Police traced the truck’s license plate number to the Berea man.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Surveillance video caught images of the car — and its license plate — used in the heists.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The Washington Post used footage of the license plate from Fox 5 to link the vehicle to the tickets.
    Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Outside, brake scoops replace the fog lights in front, and the rear license plate moves up from the bumper to the trunklid.
    Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The Ring Doorbell captured the entire chain of events and his license plate.
    Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022
  • There is no license plate on the car, but there is a Pittsburgh Penguins plate frame.
    Sarah Portney, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The car's license plate was also pinged on a radar near Dallas, Texas.
    Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The woman was able to provide a description of the car and its license plate tags.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The woman gave police the man’s and his wife’s license plate numbers.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Martella said his client ran after the car to get the license plate number.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The caller began to describe the Kia SUV and its license plate number.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Oh, and there’s a freaking cowboy on Wyoming’s license plates.
    Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
  • What about the rest of the Wisconsin specialty license plates?
    Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
  • After running the license plate, deputies learned the SUV was stolen from a Victorville rental car business.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The detective saw the license plate number on the vehicle.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • He was released with a ticket for a missing license plate.
    Salvador Hernandezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • In order for a new license plate to be made, a state lawmaker has to propose a bill that pitches the plate.
    Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The driver left the scene, but a license plate was left behind, according to the affidavit.
    Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
  • For months, out-of-state license plates, common in the neighborhood, drew second glances.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Museum staff were unable to get the car’s license plate.
    Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022

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