The police officer photographed the suspicious license plates before the car disappeared.

The museum curator carefully cataloged the buckler plates recovered from the shipwreck.

Archaeologists discovered several gold plates buried beneath the ancient temple.

Each year, she gold-plates the ceremonial shield before the parade.

The artisan gold plates the antique frame to restore its shine.

After the party, she carefully stacked the dinner plates in the cupboard.

Oceanic and continental tectonic plates have collided repeatedly over millions of years, shaping the planet's surface.

During plant cytokinesis, cell plates form at the center of the dividing cell to separate the daughter cells.

The craftsman silver-plates the old mirror every few years to prevent tarnish.

I found several scratched CD plates in the attic when I was cleaning.