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
Mr Hendry died after stepping through an open gate on the boat to a ladder on the barge in a practice known as a touch and go transfer.
From BBC ● May 9, 2023
He did not stop to count it, but thrust it into his bosom and went out of the open gate of peace and across the small back streets to his hut.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
