- present tense form of gate (3rd person singular).
gates
Example Sentences
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Other nights I’m still Zooming, setting the rules and opening the gates, grateful to my former employer for helping me develop a personal method of teaching that still has legs 30 years later.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Todd Graves, who is still co-CEO, opened the first location 30 years ago this month—Aug. 28, 1996, to be exact—across the gates from Louisiana State University.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Phase two, to be completed within five years, tackles the more extensive changes closest to the home, including the one-foot vegetation-free safety zone and replacement of combustible gates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
In Cambridge Saturday, several people left flowers and a card bearing Arday's name on the university gates in the city centre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
“The grown-ups are arriving,” she announced, watching parents stream in through the opulent gates and summon one kid after another from the pool.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
