Examples of gateway in a Sentence
Mourners slowly passed though the gateway of the cemetery.
hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job
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Hacegaba reiterated the Port of Long Beach’s new ambitious long-term goal revealed last month, in which the gateway plans to double its container throughput to 20 million TEUs by 2050.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
Tenzing–Hillary Airport — Lukla, Nepal This airport is something of a gateway to Mount Everest, Lukla’s 527-meter (1,729 feet) runway combines a steep gradient, a mountain wall backdrop, and a valley drop-off that removes the possibility of a go-around, forcing pilots to commit fully to landing.
—Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
The airport is also one of American’s top international gateways, especially to Latin America and the Caribbean.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Compared to the Cure—who had a creatively and commercially successful comeback album in 2024—I’m not sure any skeptics will find their gateway with the well-meaning protest music of Days of Ash.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
Tenzing–Hillary Airport — Lukla, Nepal This airport is something of a gateway to Mount Everest, Lukla’s 527-meter (1,729 feet) runway combines a steep gradient, a mountain wall backdrop, and a valley drop-off that removes the possibility of a go-around, forcing pilots to commit fully to landing.
—Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
The airport is also one of American’s top international gateways, especially to Latin America and the Caribbean.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Compared to the Cure—who had a creatively and commercially successful comeback album in 2024—I’m not sure any skeptics will find their gateway with the well-meaning protest music of Days of Ash.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Gateway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gateway. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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gateway
noun
gate·way
-ˌwā 
1
: an opening for a gate
2
: a passage into or out of a place or state
knowledge is the gateway to wisdom
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