gateway

Example Sentences

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Lying on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Djibouti serves as a gateway to the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Second only to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the Antwerp port on Belgium's north coast is a key gateway for goods coming into Europe from the United States, China and elsewhere.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

That invitation begins at mile 18, where the Yaqui Pass Road turnoff leads northeast toward the desert basin and the gateway community of Borrego Springs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Wall Street firms have been angling for a role in the program since it was announced, in part because the accounts are a potential gateway for acquiring customers for life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

And just as the thought crossed his mind they passed through a heavy stone gateway and everything was very different.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster