- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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In Cambridge Saturday, several people left flowers and a card bearing Arday's name on the university gates in the city centre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Breaching the country-club gates can sometimes require a hard-won fight, even for a Wall Street blue-chip name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The situation in Qusra first began on Sunday when settlers blocked the road to the Palestinian families' gates and cut off their power and water supplies.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Nearly 300 cast and crew members came through the gates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
While everyone else’s attention was on the commotion above, we made a hasty dash through the gates.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
