How to Use gatekeeper in a Sentence
gatekeeper
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But what the franchise needs most of all right now is a gatekeeper.
—John Canzano, oregonlive, 21 May 2021
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But the public can’t get through the gatekeepers to get to it.
—Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 12 Feb. 2018
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If the facts aren’t on your side, attack the gatekeepers of the facts.
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2017
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For decades, brands have been the arbiters and gatekeepers of style.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
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Though, of course, the gatekeeper had tipped off the welcome team.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
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The gates are open; the gatekeepers just haven’t noticed.
—Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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There are gatekeepers, and there are soul partners.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
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Love was the gatekeeper to one of the most powerful men in sports.
—Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2022
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Who are the gatekeepers of ‘cool’ anyway?
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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And yet, that is partly a hip-hop myth deployed by gatekeepers.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
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And that is how many see critics today — snarling gatekeepers in need of a good kick.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
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Be more you The gatekeepers built systems that worked for them, not for you.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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The problem is that many of them don’t see themselves as gatekeepers.
—Katherine Starr, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2017
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Yee, the gatekeeper to the state treasury, warned against doing so.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
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In the clubby art world, no one wants to risk offending a gatekeeper to prime works.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022
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And the owners welcome browsers — no stuffy gatekeepers here.
—Chelsea Conaboy, New York Times, 20 June 2024
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Well, because there’s no gatekeepers to keep it stagnant.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
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But the battlefield for me is the rarefied air of the gatekeepers.
—Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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There’s no way for Lawrence to know what works and what doesn’t if the gatekeepers aren’t clear about what needs to change.
—Cate Young, Cosmopolitan, 28 Aug. 2017
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Speaking of gatekeepers, what are your thoughts on the writers and actors strikes?
—Alexis P. Williams, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
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For a time, Perez was close enough to influence those gatekeepers.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Apr. 2023
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The market for these films is the audience, not the gatekeepers.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
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Writing is full of gatekeepers.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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The gatekeeper called camp leadership and said that the gate house was taking in water.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Hip-hop’s gatekeepers have never mattered less.
—John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 9 June 2026
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The audience is out there; the gatekeepers just aren’t always the ones who connect you to them.
—Courtney Marsh, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
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The front door to the home, where gatekeepers keep track of who is coming and going; and then—an actual moat.
—Molly Creeden, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2018
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If a gatekeeper hesitates, breathe and restate your win.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026
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If a gatekeeper pushes back, stay calm and explain your purpose clearly.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2026
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Yet this new class of intellectuals serves for many as the new gatekeeper to the Right.
—Nate Hochman, National Review, 5 July 2019
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