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Discover Ludwig"empty plate" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a plate that has nothing on it, either because all the food has been eaten or because it has never been filled. For example, "After everyone finished their meals, the table was left with nothing but a few empty plates."
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The empty plate will now serve as a charger for a plated dessert (the doily is used to protect the plate).
He pulled the nephew's empty plate away.
He looked down at his empty plate.
My empty plate was proof enough for me.
Jarmusch thinks this over for a moment, his eyes falling back to his empty plate.
UNION COUNTY COLLEGE THEATER PROJECT "An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf".
"Oh, I lost track!" they'd say as they passed a nearly empty plate.
Tidily, Miss Cotell drew her knife and fork together on her empty plate.
AN empty plate is a canvas, and it inspires two competing impulses in most chefs.
UNION COUNTY COLLEGE THEATER PROJECT "An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf".
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Almost a year ago, Beijing activist Xu Zhijun launched Operation Empty Plate, an online campaign aimed at cutting restaurant waste across China, by asking followers to post photos of empty plates to his website.
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