1
: having or controlled by a gate
a gated entrance
2
: designed to restrict entrance usually by means of physical barriers, a private security force, and a controlled gate
gated communities
Examples of gated in a Sentence
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Then, in 2018, the company sold the water tied to that farmland to Queen Creek, a fast-growing sprawl of gated communities on the outskirts of Arizona’s capital.
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Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Sprague has the distinction of having the most expensive listing currently on the market in Portland, a gated megamansion of more than 16,000 square feet priced at $15 million.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The show will revolve around a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The network on Monday announced that the series, following the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community, will debut in January 2025.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
So, Simpson apparently stayed in Las Vegas, initially moving in with a friend who had a home in a gated community, the Las Vegas Review Journal said.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Following his release, Simpson lived in a gated community with a golf course in Las Vegas, The New York Post reported, with his daughter Arnelle staying with him often.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The property is nestled in the rear of the prestigious Deer Creek Estates, a private gated community of luxury homes in Oakland County.
—Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
There’s an almost 400-square-foot garage at the end of a gated driveway and a 600-square-foot basement level that could be used for additional bedrooms, a screening room, or a home office.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Sprague has the distinction of having the most expensive listing currently on the market in Portland, a gated megamansion of more than 16,000 square feet priced at $15 million.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The show will revolve around a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The network on Monday announced that the series, following the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community, will debut in January 2025.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
So, Simpson apparently stayed in Las Vegas, initially moving in with a friend who had a home in a gated community, the Las Vegas Review Journal said.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Following his release, Simpson lived in a gated community with a golf course in Las Vegas, The New York Post reported, with his daughter Arnelle staying with him often.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The property is nestled in the rear of the prestigious Deer Creek Estates, a private gated community of luxury homes in Oakland County.
—Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
There’s an almost 400-square-foot garage at the end of a gated driveway and a 600-square-foot basement level that could be used for additional bedrooms, a screening room, or a home office.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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