starting gate

Example Sentences

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"When I think back on my crash, I didn't stand in the starting gate unaware of the potential consequences. I knew what I was doing. I chose to take a risk," she added.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Vonn crashed just 13 seconds after leaving the starting gate, losing control and falling hard on the course.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Rast, placed fourth after the first go, topped the times after the second run, but unfortunately for her there was still one skier in the starting gate still to go.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

But when they get to the starting gate, says Dylan, “she’s just the competition that I have to beat.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The horse had proved fairly useful as a stakes horse, but he was an incorrigible rogue at the starting gate.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand