How to Use starting gate in a Sentence

starting gate

noun

• With the scratch, the Nos. 17-20 horses will move in one spot in the starting gate.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2021
• And then the movies, late to the starting gate, in time overtook the others in renown.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
• The starting gate was in the backstretch chute, rather than in front of the grandstand.
  — Stephen Edelson, azcentral, 20 June 2020
• When one of the girls lost her poles out of the starting gate, Schleper went to console her.
  — Amanda Ruggeri, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2015
• Then again, the mini-MRI on wheels has just left the starting gate.
  — Carolyn Barber, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2020
• And now Barry Allen has reached the starting gate for his last race.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2022
• The queasiness took hold on race days, just before the U.S. Alpine ski star was about to enter the start gate.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2018
• The filly named Bold and Bossy got loose on her way to the starting gate at Ellis Park.
  — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2021
• The paddock, where fans can glimpse horses en route to the starting gate, backs up to the parking lot.
  — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021
• Then Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic, the 26th racer to leave the start gate, dashed down the hill.
  — New York Times, 25 Feb. 2018
• Tracks have a starting gate that releases all cars at the same time.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
• The incident began with most of the horses in the starting gate.
  — Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2021
• The race will have a different feel to it with no noise when the horses enter the starting gate or hit the top of the stretch.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2020
• Horses kicked off from a starting gate placed atop the backstretch, rather than in front of the grandstands.
  — Jake Einer, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2020
• Racers kicked off from a starting gate placed atop the backstretch, rather than in front of the grandstands.
  — Jake Seiner, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2020
• The offense sputtered at the season’s starting gate and has since stalled.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2020
• But the starting gate at Belmont gives the horse some room to maneuver.
  — John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022
• Both will be in the starting gate for the Kentucky Oaks, assuming good health.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2021
• The only issue Baffert has seen with Cave Rock has been in the starting gate.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 3 Nov. 2022
• The horses are nearing the starting gate for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• Getting closer and closer to getting in the start gate!
  — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• With the hopes of having a clean, fair start to the horse race, Churchill Downs has a new starting gate that will be used for the 146th Kentucky Derby.
  — Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2020
• This is a slow rebuild that’s just left the starting gate, and even that is the optimist’s viewpoint.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2021
• Swift's explosive talent will shine out of the starting gate in Week 1.
  — Tony Holm, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022
• Then wave after wave of no more than eight riders at a time flew off the retractable starting gate.
  — David Allan, CNN, 20 Oct. 2017
• This year's overstuffed starting gate of 20 is one of the most talented crop of three-year-olds in many a Derby.
  — Bob "railbird" Roberts, cleveland.com, 4 May 2018
• Points are reduced for a higher starting gate, while points are added for a lower one.
  — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 6 Dec. 2017
• Deer Park then roared out of the third period starting gates, netting the opening 11 points.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 29 Nov. 2019
• The new 20-horse starting gate was used for the first time Tuesday afternoon during the maiden race.
  — Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2020
• Food cooperatives have been leaders of the good food movement from the starting gate.
  — Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 1 June 2022

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024