- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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They suggest ideas like using baby gates to block off the kitchen when you are removing something from the oven, or the hall when you are answering the door.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
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
We enter through one of the ancient walled gates into the old city, driving slowly through the bumpy cobblestoned streets and narrow alleys.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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