How to Use gather in a Sentence

gather

1 of 2 verb

• Give me just a minute to gather my things and then we can leave.
• A crowd began to gather on the sidewalk.
• The players gathered together to hear the coach's game plan.
• The child was gathering flowers to give to his mother.
• The bicyclists gathered speed as they went downhill.
• She gathered her hair into a ponytail.
• The coach gathered her players together.
• The police are continuing to gather evidence relating to the crime.
• Volunteers have been gathering contributions for the new library.
• Ready to gather your besties and plan your own getaway?
  — Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
• Yes, we are gathered here to praise the pasta.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
• Give them a checklist of things to gather.
  — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
• As the ladies left, fans gathered in front of the eatery for a chance to see the stars.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
• When these fade, grab the pruners and gather more from the garden.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
• Try to gather up anything that doesn't have to live on the counter.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
• Meanwhile, large crowds gathered for a counter-protest.
  — Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
• This group gathered in the studio.
  — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
• Hamilton then bent over so her hair hung down and gathered it with her right hand.
  — Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• The room was so packed that some people were gathered outside the door.
  — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
• Young adults like all those who gathered to see Kirk on that sunny day.
  — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
• The next morning, all three of our girls had gathered to process their feelings.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
• Around him, the rest are gathering, each pushing to make their case.
  — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 29 June 2026
• Wildflowers that had briefly lit the desert floor would soon fade as heat gathered strength.
  — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
• Small groups gathered, lighting fires and dancing around them.
  — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
• Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
  — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2025
• Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
• Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
  — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
• Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025

gather

2 of 2 noun

• Ten clans or more gather at the end of the movie.
  — Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
• When large numbers of fish gather, they are scooped up in nets.
  — Aarefa Johari, Quartz, 6 July 2021
• Above the house across the vast desert skies, clouds filled with green lightning gather.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
• Toward the end of the summer, geese gather in large flocks.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
• Heather and the members of her choir gather for their first rehearsal.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022
• Leave a knot at one end and pull the string on the other side to create gathers.
  — Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023
• The hall stills with the music, and an air of wonderment gathers.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
• The matching pink jacket tied at the neck and had puffy gathers where the sleeves met the shoulders.
  — Amanda Uhle august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
• His nose for the foul line is second to none in this draft class with his polished footwork and gathers.
  — John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 June 2026
• Mostly, the cabin is a place to have all my friends and family gather.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2021
• This nut gather is easy to use and lightweight, making quick work of annoying nuts and acorns.
  — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• In normal years more than two million pilgrims gather for the hajj.
  — WSJ, 16 July 2021
• Friends old and new gather for an epic battle to save Central City one last time.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 May 2023
• Black sea bass gather in structures, such as artificial reefs and wrecks.
  — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2022
• Sparks fly where energy gathers.
  — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• These tiny bits and bobs of humanity gather power as the film marches on.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
• The neckline of her dress dipped down to a gather at her waist before the skirt flowed out behind her into a small train.
  — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
• The open stance, the leg kick, the gather, the level swing, and finally, the hard line drives off his bat from the left side.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
• Instead of blowing leaves and debris off your property, gather and place in your trash bin.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021
• Come gather in community as this group share snacks and tea and breaks the stigma that death is a taboo topic.
  — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
• All sorts of nearby fish gather, both small and large, seeking there to acquire food and good sustenance.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023
• That fire damaged land where many of Klamath tribal members hunt, fish and gather.
  — Gillian Flaccus, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2021
• Try a few at each place setting for a special detail or gather in a group for a stunning centerpiece.
  — Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
• More of the fluid gathers in the head, and there is suddenly less of it not just in the legs but also in the heart itself.
  — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 May 2026
• The family and its inner circle gather as the child's body is burned on a funeral pyre.
  — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2022
• His extended family gathers in his front yard to talk about their connection to the land.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
• An elastic trim runs the edge of the shoe, pulling the leather into a faint gather — just enough of a tweak to set them apart from the standard black court.
  — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• When the moon reaches its last quarter, the crabs gather on the shoreline, releasing their eggs in the water.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2022
• This new study is the latest twist in a decades-long debate about gender roles among early hunter-gather societies.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 4 Nov. 2020
• Part of that cost involves Knightscope storing all of the data that robots like Westy gather in a year.
  — NBC News, 27 June 2021