- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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While the university has said that the current restrictions are needed to protect the safety of students and faculty, it has also acknowledged that closed gates can make Columbia feel less connected to the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"The dog has to run up the field, picks up five sheep, and they're brought down to a set of gates," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Not everyone outside the gates opposed the deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In an earlier era, perhaps, Cramer’s leaks about Martian bases and wormhole gates would have remained within his insular world of UFO blogs.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
When Nazi soldiers breached the gates of the city, our mayor met them, hands held up in surrender.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
