How to Use gate in a Sentence
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On some days hundreds more were turned away at the gate.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
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There’s only one way to go with her … that’s go fast right out of the gate.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
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Park on the paved street and walk past the gate into the park where telescopes are set up.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
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Tickets at the gate are $74 for adults and $64 for children.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
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The gate should open away from the pool and have a self-locking mechanism.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 16 July 2023
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Fans outside of gates and in the parking lots are asked to return to their cars.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
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This year, why not enter through the green garden gate?
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
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Just inside the gates, there’s a carriage house and a parking area.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023
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Dolce Zel was the 8-to-5 favorite before breaking through the gate.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
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Surveillance footage of the incident show a suspect pulling up to the rear gate of the gallery in a rental van.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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Once at the gate, our Guests were offered access to the terminal.
—Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
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The airlines noted that both flights departed from the same gate, but the San Juan flight left first.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
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As the gate begins to open, both fighters shoot at the passengers.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
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Out of the gate, Crunchyroll Game Vault includes five titles.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
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The person's face is obscured by a gate on the edge of the Huntington complex, where her car was found.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2024
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The family did not realized their gate was open at the time.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 26 July 2023
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Fans use the gate as a pillar of sorts, with ropes hooked onto it for extra support.
—Diego Nicolás Argüello, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023
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Clubs that will struggle to pull fans through the gate the rest of the season will likely see sellouts on Opening Day.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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The Spirit crew turned the plane around and headed back to the gate, but Epstein allegedly refused to leave.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2023
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Christian Walker doubled off the left-field bullpen gate.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
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Goldman Sachs is the last big bank out of the gate with second-quarter earnings, and things don’t look pretty.
—WSJ, 19 July 2023
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Tickets are $8 in advance and $12 at the festival gates.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2023
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Some early signs should be very encouraging out of the gate, though.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
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Soon after, the dog charged toward the child through an open gate, according to police.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
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Fans can use credit/debit cards only at the gate, no cash sales for tickets at any sites.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
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Gnesye, an aging grandmother, has spent her life at the gates of the shtetl cemetery.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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The gate sustained minor damage, police said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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There’s a waiting list of airlines seeking access to those gates, Washington said.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
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That could be your worst mistake of the year, right out of the starting gate.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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This could illuminate the types of mistakes or gaffes that a therapist just out of the gate might make.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Can gate agents hold the plane to wait for last-minute stragglers?
—Ramsey Qubein, Outside Online, 10 Feb. 2015
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Walled, gated and set high above the street, the Laurel Canyon home is admirably private.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2023
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The event perimeter was gated to help ensure safety to the party.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
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The property is gated and protected by guards 24/7 as part of the Malibu Cove Colony.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2023
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But don’t fret, the manse is gated and comes equipped with the Creston home system for year-round security.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 June 2023
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The compound where athletes stayed was gated, but apartments were left unlocked.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
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That could be creating a new platform or figuring out some way to gate their content so that people have to pay to view it.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2023
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Walled and gated, the impressive estate lies high in the foothills above downtown Montecito, at the very end of a quiet and secluded cul-de-sac.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2024
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Endless bonus features include a rooftop deck, five-car showroom in addition to the upper 2 car garage and 7+ gated off street spots.
—Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
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The driveway to residents' housing is gated and private.
—Katheryn Houghton, CBS News, 24 May 2023
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The tiny neighborhood is gated and private, though the gates are rarely closed, and maintains private security.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
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Some find walking times to get from terminal to gate unacceptable.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
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Southwest has about 2,000 open positions, ranging from flight attendants to gate agents, Mr. Muccio said.
—Jared Council, WSJ, 7 June 2021
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Though Hope Ranch is not gated and beaches in California are public, at least up to the high tide mark, there is no public beach access within the equestrian enclave that runs along a high bluff above the ocean.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2023
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The bustling and slightly tourist-filled streets are just outside the structure, and it's not gated, but pleasantly open to the public.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Visitors must call ahead as entrance is gated.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
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Airports are rolling out a wave of new automation to speed trips from curb to gate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2025
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It is gated; the sheriff’s report did not say how the suspects got past the barrier.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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In defense, mission-solution fit is the gating factor.
—Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
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