- 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
Those in support of reopening the gates say the university has an obligation to the city and local neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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
Captain Colayco, the Filipino officer who sent Joey on her perilous mission to deliver the map, storms through the gates, leading the Allied Forces.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
