open gate
Example Sentences
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The inspector apparently wandered over after finishing a nearby inspection, walked through an open gate, and decided on the spot that he’d found a mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Manning Beef made national headlines in 2021 when a small herd of cattle escaped through an open gate and went for a nighttime stroll, wandering more than a mile away into a residential neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Mui slips through her open gate, steps onto a small driveway, and approaches her.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
Deputies who took up positions in the neighbors’ yards then spotted McDonald in his backyard, mostly obscured behind the partly open gate of a tall wooden fence.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
The people who haven’t left yet head toward the Hub and the open gate that once shut us in.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
