- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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That is, unless your plane is docked at the D gates.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
In Cambridge Saturday, several people left flowers and a card bearing Arday's name on the university gates in the city centre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
They were met at the gates to the park by Ali.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In recent weeks, officers have broadened their approach to make more arrests near gates and ticket counters at airports from San Francisco to Miami and Kansas City, Mo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
They’d reached a storm drain directly across the street from one of the guard gates.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
