- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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The approach developed at Chalmers can instead perform quantum lattice gates directly in a single driving cycle, making some operations more than a thousand times faster.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
For those who live in studios, a collapsible playpen, crate or area made with baby gates work just as well, Dresser said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He and the rest have been left to try eke out a living doing "any kind of work, like an Uber driver," he said, standing outside the factory gates.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Bassam al-Assaf has installed a long barbed-wire fence around the compound and reinforced the school gates, to try and reassure parents.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
While everyone else’s attention was on the commotion above, we made a hasty dash through the gates.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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