- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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The metro stations were opened Sunday but there was a huge security presence at exit and entry gates.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
These channels act as microscopic gates in cell membranes and play an important role in electrical signaling.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
But Noah's parents said he would have to pass through two baby gates, four doors including fire doors, and the main gate to reach Gors Avenue.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The gates blocking it, and the security checkpoints along its flanks, will dramatically limit the public’s desire to enter, and change the tenor and experience of a space that should feel porous and inclusive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
