- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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The announcement of the man’s death comes amid severe weather conditions, including heavy rain and wind, that have shut down the festival’s entrance gates several times in recent days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Prisoners will now qualify for their earlier release from 1 October and officials estimate that around 700 will walk out of the prison gates that day.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But it regained its edge during the government shutdown earlier this year, and its new biometric gates, which eliminate some steps for members, are a hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Using those logical qubits, the team carried out 2,415 logical two-qubit operations and 468 logical "T gates," two measures that reflect the complexity of the quantum circuit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The job of closing those massive gates fell to fire brigades.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
