- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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The $1.3-billion project will include 14 gates — the same number the airport has now.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
Organizers needed 30 minutes to get things set back up and kept entry gates shut, prompting the impatient among the crowds to press forward on metal barricades.
From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026
The farm includes a series of 16th Century stone sluice gates, one of the earliest water management systems ever recorded in England.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Those included a residential sliding glass door popping out of its frame, shifting entry gates that jammed shut, and an increase in water leaking through the garage ceiling hours before the final collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Past the gates, distant chimneys belched black smoke and a sickening stench filled the air.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
