How to Use tailgate in a Sentence

tailgate

1 of 3 noun

• And watch out for scofflaws who speed, run red lights or tailgate.
  — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
• Aiyana laughed at her dad and kicked her legs out over the tailgate.
  — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2022
• Pair these wings with a cold beer for a tip-top tailgate treat.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
• Pitbull took to the stage for fans at the tailgate.
  — Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
• His multi-tent tailgate has been in the works for years.
  — Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
• Patrons may not block a drive or fire lane with their tailgate.
  — Mike Hart, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022
• There will be no public tailgate this year.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
• Here are 6 things to bring to a tailgate when your host tells you not to.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
• So, now is a good time to take stock of your tailgate and party gear.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2023
• No matter how well your team plays, your tailgate spread is sure to score.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
• Set down a tray of these at the tailgate and watch the magic happen.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
• These one-bite delights will be a hit at your next party or tailgate.
  — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
• But nothing evokes the spirit of game day quite like a tailgate spread.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
• Often a tailgate will be a potluck, though a newbie might not know to ask.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
• For some, the best part of a football tailgate is the big bowl of guacamole.
  — Gretchen McKay, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2023
• For some attendees, the tailgate is part of what makes the trip worth it.
  — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
• Did not see any 10-person tailgate tents.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
• Make food more fun from parties, tailgates and beyond.
  — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
• Make food more fun from parties, tailgates and beyond.
  — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
• Serve them at your next brunch or tailgate gathering.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
• Make a big batch in advance to keep in the freezer and last you for tailgates all month.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
• This football season, though, there’s a new must-serve dessert for any tailgate.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
• Sweet, fuss-free, and portable tailgate food ideas that will make the crowd go wild.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
• Set out a sheet pan of these chicken nachos, and your tailgate guests are sure to shout with joy!
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
• Set out a sheet pan of these chicken nachos, and your tailgate guests are sure to shout with joy!
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
• No matter how well your team plays, having these recipes at your tailgate spread is sure to score.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
• So learn the fight songs, make a tailgate dish to share, and head to the stadium to cheer on your team.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
• Just to be safe, maybe one of our other portable tailgate recipes could sub in a pinch.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
• The tailgate can be opened to about a 45-degree angle for long loads.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2022
• Nobody knows what beers will be served until the tailgate starts, Furse said.
  — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022

tailgate

2 of 3 verb

• He hit the car in front of him because he was tailgating.
• They started tailgating at 10 o'clock.
• Here is a guide to event and game day parking and where to tailgate and watch the game on the big day.
  — Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
• Plus, tailgating recipes for four cities with big sporting events.
  — USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2018
• Some fans are planning to tailgate the opening.
  — Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
• Perhaps a set of removable walls and tailgate to box the bed in?
  — New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
• For now, slow down, avoid changing lanes, don’t tailgate and, of course, stay off the cellphone.
  — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2019
• People can come out and tailgate before the game, just like football.
  — Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, 2 Feb. 2018
• But the team doesn't have enough land to let thousands of fans tailgate on their property.
  — Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, 5 July 2018
• Camping is a big part of it, tailgating is a big part of it, music is a big part of it.
  — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2018
• Barbeque smoke filled the air from the people tailgating and from the food trucks and food tents.
  — Luis Torres, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019
• For those coming from the north, south or west who want to tailgate, though, some closures will be worth noting.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
• The other two are people not wearing seat belts and drivers who tailgate.
  — Nisa Khan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2020
• Students flooded the streets, and tailgate tents and flags waved throughout the parking lot.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 4 Sep. 2021
• The design’s upright sides and tailgate augment cargo and kid space.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
• Visitors are welcome to tailgate or bring a blanket to sit on the grass for the fireworks.
  — Dallas News, 22 June 2020
• And if the driver starts tailgating or drifting toward your lane, move over or take the next exit.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
• There’s nothing quite like tailgating at before a football game.
  — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• Never tailgate — leave enough space between your vehicle and others in front, back and on the sides.
  — As Told To Tanya Mohn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
• News of a potential sale prompted her to tailgate for Sunday's game with friends.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
• Levin caught up with a Ukrainian tank and tailgated it for protection.
  — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2023
• And the games also give basketball fans across the state a rare chance to tailgate in an expansive parking lot.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2022
• This is the perfect portable grill for tailgating, beach picnics, or if your deck is on the smaller side.
  — Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2019
• But the two also love opera and decided last year to take a road trip with their friends to tailgate before the performance.
  — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
• Fans tailgated in frigid conditions under gray skies.
  — Tim Graham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
• The Harry Potter fan who loves to tailgate needs this Igloo cooler.
  — Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 4 Nov. 2022
• The 63-year-old man was driving to an area pharmacy when a white truck started tailgating his car.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2019
• But fans cannot tailgate before home games in Cleveland’s Muni Lot.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2020
• Simmons was among many rowdy UM fans tailgating.
  — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
• Set it up on an outdoor table in your backyard or bring it with you while tailgating or huddled up on the sidelines of a soccer game.
  — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025

tailgate

3 of 3 adjective

• The event will be unique, in that it will be set up in a tailgate format.
  — cleveland, 1 Aug. 2020
• Make your game day date even more fun by making your best tailgate food recipes.
  — Corinne Sullivan, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2023
• There's also mud flaps behind the wheels, a rear door guard, and a tailgate light.
  — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
• Look back at our favorite photos from the game and the tailgate scene on campus!
  — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 19 Nov. 2021
• This is tailgate central, where folks picnic and party while teams pass by.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2018
• From tailgate toss games to car decals, keep scrolling to snag the best sales on the web for the sports fans in your life.
  — Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2020
• Don't forget to whip up some tailgate food to make the game even more fun and memorable.
  — Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day, 24 June 2022
• In some cases they have been snarled in traffic and forced to scramble their tailgate meet-up plans.
  — James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2017
• Would a new or used truck shell, with or without a tailgate tent extension, make more sense?
  — New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
• This event will be tailgate style with live music and $5 beer specials from breweries.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2023
• And, for those who aren't huge sports fans, football equals tailgate food like buffalo wings and all the dips.
  — Melissa Minton, Bon Appetit, 12 Oct. 2017
• There were tailgate parties and a pregame party in a stadium sports bar.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
• There also was a raffle with prizes such as wine, flowers and Bears tailgate chairs.
  — Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• Throw a tailgate tent in the trunk with an Igloo full of suds, and a beach day can be had for just the cost of gas and parking.
  — Jeff Weiner, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• Each patient will receive his or her own tailgate bag filled with an assortment of goodies.
  — Adam Hensley, Star Tribune, 29 Oct. 2020
• The area outside the gates had a festive, tailgate atmosphere.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2022
• That means fans must drink their fill in advance at local bars or at tailgate gatherings in parking lots.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 16 Mar. 2018
• Sloan hosts tailgate parties before spring training games and puts flusher handles on the beer taps.
  — Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2017
• The pair were going to carve it at a tailgate event before a Bengals-Browns game.
  — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2021
• The tailgate galley is gone, but experienced campers will figure out ways around that.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2022
• But the familiar crowded sports bars and parking lots packed for tailgate parties are, for now, a thing of the past.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2020
• All the trucks have electric tailgate latch release switches in the tailgate handle.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2019
• Guests showed up for tailgate-style events, ordering and eating in their parking spaces.
  — Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 26 Aug. 2020
• Now Quick is bringing the tailgate-style concert concept to Louisville.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2020
• This classic treat is always a favorite at brunches, picnics, potlucks, and tailgate events.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
• Protesters at the tailgate event were discouraged from wearing masks — almost no one at the protest wore one.
  — Audrey Jensen, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2020
• Tiger fans never fail to make an impression on the tailgate scene, dressed head-to-toe in costumes, overalls and all things tiger stripes.
  — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 28 Dec. 2021
• The truck trailer turned tailgate bus is owned by Mike Wilson of North Ridgeville.
  — Rachel Keck, cleveland.com, 13 Dec. 2017
• Fans raised beers and cheered as mushers and dog teams raced through their tailgate parties along the Chester Creek Trail.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Mar. 2022
• Check out our favorite photos from the tailgate scene, the game and the fans in the Bryant-Denny Stands!
  — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 1 Oct. 2021