- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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Behind the gates, students described a night of fear.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
There’s a long walk through a tunnel to many American gates and greeters try to arrange a car if one is available, a perk typically only guaranteed if you buy Five Star Select.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Not everyone outside the gates opposed the deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In an earlier era, perhaps, Cramer’s leaks about Martian bases and wormhole gates would have remained within his insular world of UFO blogs.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Toll gates where you didn’t have to stop to pay.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
