How to Use gateway in a Sentence

gateway

noun
  • Mourners slowly passed though the gateway of the cemetery.
  • The gateway to the Shanghai database did not have a password.
    New York Times, 7 July 2022
  • Undisputed has an opportunity to fill that space to be that musical gateway for fight fans.
    Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Banks weren’t the only businesses to utilize R&D to shore up their payment gateway.
    Mara Garcia, Forbes, 17 June 2022
  • With its proximity to the border, the county is the largest gateway for fentanyl in the nation, Stephan told the board.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2022
  • An online payment gateway is essential for any business with a digital storefront.
    Percy Hung, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • Known as the gateway to Everest, the airport's runway is laid out on a cliffside between mountains, dropping straight into an abyss at the end.
    Rhea Mogul and Manveena Suri, CNN, 31 May 2022
  • Then factor in your gateway airport – Zurich, Geneva, Milan, or Venice.
    Everett Potter, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Hong Kong has long been an important gateway to mainland China and an East-West conduit for global business.
    Laura He, CNN, 1 July 2022
  • Since its founding, New York City has been a gateway for immigrants, with waves of arrivals ebbing and flowing alongside global events and national policies.
    New York Times, 2 June 2022
  • The American sees the Sprints as a gateway to the main race for new fans.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • My sense is that, for a lot of Gen X-ers, Games was the gateway to puzzles.
    Liz Maynes-Aminzade, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2023
  • But after that, for 25 years or so, the San Francisco dock was the gateway to the Rock.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2022
  • These events are the gateway to public life for many who go on to steer cities, counties and states.
    Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The eyes—which are a gateway to the soul of our country—were a center point in the collection as well.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The slim stretch of sea between Spain and Morocco, the gateway to the Mediterranean, is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
    Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
  • So that was our little gateway to be able to get out of Khartoum.
    Claire Parker, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • At the time, the city was seen as a necessary gateway to capturing the whole of the Donbas, one of Putin’s chief aims in the war.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • But it has not been transformed into a gateway to the bay, which was one of proposals for the site.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The trade gateways involved handle more than half of all goods shipped in containers to and from the U.S.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The gateway project could include a new parking garage.
    cleveland, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The library now serves as a kind of gateway to Harlem River Houses.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Starting in 2025, United Airlines will have a direct flight from Newark to the town of Faro, the gateway to the region.
    Sarah Rappaport, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Sitting on high ground, it is seen as a gateway to the parts of the Donetsk region that are still in Ukrainian hands.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 4 July 2024
  • Instead, the reverse is true — Chapel Hart are a gateway for fans to learn about what has come before.
    Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
  • This location is deemed to be a key gateway to the northern edges of downtown San Jose.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • For more than 20 years, the Google search engine has served as the world’s primary gateway to the internet.
    Cade Metz, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Serving as the gateway to the Chandelier Room, this space sets the tone for events with its timeless charm and vintage decor.
    Branded Content Contributor, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
  • It’s the gateway that has opened up a lot of doors for off-court opportunities.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2022
  • Studies show that fasting for too long is a gateway to binge eating.
    Men's Health, 18 Jan. 2023

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