How to Use crate in a Sentence

crate

1 of 2 noun
  • The bear arrived at the zoo in a crate.
  • One day the old crate just wouldn't start.
  • They used a crate of oranges to make enough juice for everyone.
  • Each milk crate holds nine bottles.
  • Many of the 146 dogs were found confined to their crates.
    Diane Smith, The Enquirer, 20 June 2023
  • This could be a crate, bed, or simply a spot in the corner of the room.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The couple hid the crate in the closet beneath the stairwell.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 15 June 2023
  • One of the rhinos started to bang against the crate, bored and restless.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • At the edge of a bed of kelp in Monterey Bay, Hazan and two other staffers heaved the crates to the edge of the boat.
    Dino Grandoni and Melina Mara, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • One roach was moving on the floor next to the stove; another on a wood crate in front of the stove.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The thieves placed Dundee’s medication, which was on the floorboard in front of the crate, in the glove box.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • This was gifted to us in exchange for a milk crate of deer meat.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2022
  • In the back of the van parked next to her car, a little girl is locked in an animal crate.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
  • These shelters ask people to bring shot records, food, and a crate.
    Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The grill consists of a base with the propane burner, lava rocks, a cooking crate, and a wok.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The premiere episode features a closeup on a crate: Reg. U.S. Pat.
    Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
  • When the crate arrived at Still’s office, it was sawed open, and Brown fainted.
    Roger Lowenstein, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The holy grail gift for new puppies (and their parents): a durable yet inviting crate.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Dec. 2022
  • What is the difference between dog pens and dog crates?
    Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • In another area, pop-up crates for dogs were stacked on wheels.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Others climbed on top of crates used to transfer equipment to see the final play.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The pandas had been loaded into large white crates away from the public view.
    Ashraf Khalil, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Send a crate of sweet Valentine sentiments for all to share.
    Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The shelf below doubles as storage for pots and pans, and stays stylish with a distressed wood crate.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Keep whole garlic bulbs in mesh bags, a basket, or a crate in your pantry or a dark cupboard.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Her 16-year-old son grabbed the crate carrying their two puppies.
    Binghui Huang, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2022
  • As historians know, the blowing up of a crate of disco records led to a riot on the field.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Cameras rolled as the LSU coach opened the door to a crate and the majestic eagle took flight and landed in a nearby tree.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Therefore, a dog pen is the next step or an alternative to the crate for some dogs, Davis explains.
    Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Epic leaps from his crate ready for his turn, and takes his time, combing the shelter more thoroughly.
    The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2023
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crate

2 of 2 verb
  • The equipment was crated today and will be shipped tomorrow.
  • Wingshooters at the end of the day often gather around the truck to case the guns and crate the dogs.
    Field & Stream, 30 July 2020
  • Wire crates are the most popular type of home crate for those who crate train their dog.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Next, the engine is balanced, then crated up and sent over to PMC to be installed in a car.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2020
  • So my son asked his sister to please crate the dog when his children (the 4-year-old and a 2-year-old) were to be in her home.
    Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 6 May 2018
  • Works are crated, unpacked, installed, sold (or not), and shipped out to the buyer.
    Vulture, 5 June 2023
  • Keep in mind that even an adult dog ideally won’t be crated for too long.
    Chrissy Patterson, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • One airline suggests crating it, putting the crate in your car, then driving through a carwash, to prepare for what the trip might be like.
    Scott McCartney, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2018
  • One theory holds that reducing stimuli at night might work, but she wasn't sold on the idea of crating him in the dark for hours.
    Author: Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2018
  • Pets must be on a leash or crated while on hotel property.
    Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Remain conscientious when crating them for the first time in extreme heat and, Catchings says, let the dogs pile into the truck with you and the A/C on the way home.
    Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2019
  • After a half-hour of waiting to see a doctor, Becky grew concerned about the couple’s dogs, who had been crated for more than 13 hours.
    Sandra G. Boodman, sacbee.com, 19 June 2017
  • My father had much of his wine crated and packed into a horse van, and driven more than six hundred miles south on I-95, and then west on I-20 to Aiken.
    John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
  • Once on the ground, the supplies were unloaded and the animals were crated, then carried on board and strapped into seats.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The clinic is open to both dogs and cats, who must be appropriately leashed or crated.
    Courant Community, 16 May 2017
  • However, some homeowners prefer a wood dog crate for in the house, using it both as a decoration and a place to crate their dog.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The network also has a handy site called VinylHub, which is like Discogs but cataloging record shops and keeping track of events near and dear to crate diggers everywhere.
    Marc Schneider, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2017
  • There are many reasons that crate training has become more commonplace.
    Chrissy Patterson, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • That means, possums, raccoons and other small mammals will get crated and placed in a large staff conference room inside a concrete building at the front of the park.
    Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Fun flight, optimistic future Since being crated crazed Sophia, Jackie Evans let the boxer sit by her.
    Amy McRary, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018
  • For more information, the Humane Society has a very helpful guide to crate training.
    Medea Giordano, Wired, 4 June 2020
  • As fighting intensified, the Germans dismantled the room and crated it up.
    Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2020
  • For most retrospective exhibits, artists will borrow artwork from collectors and pay to have the work crated and shipped to the museum.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • But that didn’t stop an ambitious thief from crating himself up and shipping himself airmail.
    Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 24 May 2017
  • Monkeys and birds prove to be the most troubling to crate, while herding large animals into hurricane-code shelters runs much smoother, Hinson said.
    Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • More high-value ornaments—the ones that get prime, outer-tree placement in the winter—are bubble wrapped and crated until next October.
    Robert Khederian, Town & Country, 13 Dec. 2018
  • Every single thing has been saved including the original plaster walls, They are crated in plywood and have been removed whole.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Pets must be under owner supervision at all times and can only be left unattended at the hotel if they are crated.
    Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Theirs is land that has not been conquered, a nation that has attuned them to hardship and the hope that the Taliban and the government will peacefully coexist after U.S. troops crate their weapons, fold their banners and leave.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Cities often have an interest in crating rules tailored to their communities.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 13 Oct. 2017

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