at the plate

phrase

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

The Dodgers’ biggest star, Shohei Ohtani, was hitting fifth for the first time in his Dodgers tenure and arguably had the worst day at the plate. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

He was nicknamed Murakami-sama in Japan because his feats at the plate were so God-like. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Hernández and Tucker both went through major slumps at the plate during the season. — Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Wells deserves credit for the turnaround after an abysmal start to the season at the plate. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for at the plate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate