open gate

Example Sentences

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The inspector apparently wandered over after finishing a nearby inspection, walked through an open gate, and decided on the spot that he’d found a mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Manning Beef made national headlines in 2021 when a small herd of cattle escaped through an open gate and went for a nighttime stroll, wandering more than a mile away into a residential neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Mui slips through her open gate, steps onto a small driveway, and approaches her.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

Deputies who took up positions in the neighbors’ yards then spotted McDonald in his backyard, mostly obscured behind the partly open gate of a tall wooden fence.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

She keeps her right fist clenched around a spar of the open gate.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr