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.
• As the ladies left, fans gathered in front of the eatery for a chance to see the stars.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
• The board passed the rule in a 4-1 vote last month, where hundreds gathered in protest of the measure.
  — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
• At mealtime, guests gather at the lodge for what has become, to many, a highlight of the stay.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
• Teams no longer can gather enough great players to be great.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• At the end of the session, Ms. Gonzalez gathered the papers in front of her and put them in a binder.
  — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• With the cast gathered around him, Short sets up a scene in which the show’s star triplets are crying in the night as their nanny soothes them.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
• Officers at the scene gathered on a deck outside the home as neighbors watched from the street and their front lawns.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
• As the fire raged that night, countless people gathered in the plaza’s parking lot, Joey said.
  — Anumita Kaur and Tamir Kalifa, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, storm clouds have gathered over the economies of China and Europe.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023
• When planets gather on one side of the sun at the same time, that's a planetary alignment.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 June 2023
• Scher came back to the site about a month later and found the verdins gathering caterpillars to feed their young.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
• The first half of the novel consists of a bunch of men gathering in houses and pubs, and discussing whether or not to invest in a fraud.
  — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
• The guest houses sit around an outdoor area with a pool and fire pit, and large porches are meant for gathering.
  — Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
• On Friday, around 500 people had gathered for a procession from the mosque to celebrate the birth of the prophet, known as Mawlid al-Nabi.
  — Abdul Sattar The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
• In the church courtyard, a gray-haired man is sweeping up broken glass and gathering small pieces of concrete.
  — Claire Harbage, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
• As temple members gathered around the truck, crying and screaming, two masked men took off on foot.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
• Her teammates collectively gathered in a group hug around her as the crowd went wild.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
• The stunned crowd -- some in tears -- slowly gathered their belongings, trying to figure out how to get home.
  — Heather Hollingsworth, arkansasonline.com, 16 Feb. 2024
• On Sunday, the top names in music gathered for the 66th annual Grammy Awards.
  — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2024
• The park — one of the first dedicated in San Diego — has been a vital resource and gathering place for the primarily Black community since the 1960s, hosting car shows, family picnics, youth sports leagues and more.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
• Bass told an audience gathered at City Hall on Monday evening that her administration has already made crucial strides in the fight against homelessness, in part by working more closely with county, state and federal agencies.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024

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gather

2 of 2 noun

• Above the house across the vast desert skies, clouds filled with green lightning gather.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
• Leave a knot at one end and pull the string on the other side to create gathers.
  — Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023
• Art lovers and those looking for a fun evening out gather from 6-10 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.
  — Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
• Heather and the members of her choir gather for their first rehearsal.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022
• The hall stills with the music, and an air of wonderment gathers.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
• When large numbers of fish gather, they are scooped up in nets.
  — Aarefa Johari, Quartz, 6 July 2021
• Then, in the spring, the Johnnies would bring their beer and gather by the woods to be even better heard by Coach Feely at ballgames.
  — Star Tribune, 11 Apr. 2021
• The glam group gathers in the holding pen, and soon the camera pans to a pair of besuited legs walking up the stairs.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2023
• The January 6 vigil gathers every evening at the end of E Street, next to the cemetery.
  — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
• Friends old and new gather for an epic battle to save Central City one last time.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 May 2023
• Mostly, the cabin is a place to have all my friends and family gather.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2021
• Part of that cost involves Knightscope storing all of the data that robots like Westy gather in a year.
  — NBC News, 27 June 2021
• 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
• In normal times, the data points amassed over the course of a season - or in the four-year span of the Olympic quad - provide a good idea of what is to come when the world’s best gather.
  — Dave Sheinin, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2021
• Cloud vendors will use proprietary APIs to erect gates and gather tolls.
  — Augusto Marietti, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• Keep in mind that a liner that is too long can be a safety concern if the extra fabric gathers on the floor of the shower stall or bath.
  — Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2023
• 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
• In normal years more than two million pilgrims gather for the hajj.
  — WSJ, 16 July 2021
• As the students straggle in, those who are about to lead the service gather for a quick prayer, standing on the basketball court near the corner three-point line.
  — Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• On the other side of the door, Leonard and his posse gather, gently but firmly demanding entry.
  — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 1 Feb. 2023
• 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
• There aren’t a ton of NBA rookies at that height who are confident in getting on the move, hopping into a gather, and shooting the ball like that.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
• Instead of blowing leaves and debris off your property, gather and place in your trash bin.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 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
• 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
• In early November, thousands of the birds of prey gather in Haines, Alaska, forming one of the largest congregations in the world.
  — Jenna Kunze, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2020
• His extended family gathers in his front yard to talk about their connection to the land.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
• The San Diego Police Department is one of the first to ban the use of the restraint technique as protests against police brutality gather across the nation.
  — Autumn Schoolman, USA TODAY, 3 June 2020
• As a stellium of planets gathers in your fouth house of home and lineage this month, the desire to know your past intensifies, and the dynamics between your family members or housemates becomes extra charged.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024