How to Use gated in a Sentence

gated

adjective
  • Its gated shifter, topped with a solid metal cue ball right out of a high school machine shop, feels perfect.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The gated ranch has a private property sign on the road leading into it.
    — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Today Lai lives in a white, gated house in an upmarket nook of Kowloon.
    — Jenni Marsh, CNN, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Plans call for an unlit driving range, chipping and putting areas with gated entrance.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • Plans call for an unlit driving range, chipping and putting areas with gated entrance.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Beyond a street-side gated entry, a wood footbridge lined with nautical rope empties at the house.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Since the 2013 blaze, the camp has remained mostly vacant and gated.
    — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Aug. 2017
  • Walled and gated, the 92-year-old home has been updated over the years but still sticks close to its Spanish roots.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The pilot narowly missed hitting homes in the gated Coral Springs community.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The compound, reached by a long, gated driveway, sits on a three-plus-acre bluff overlooking the ocean and was once owned by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2020
  • The news release for the new listing highlights its location within Landfall, a private, gated community.
    — Charlie Kingree, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The gated mansion also has a resort-style swimming pool with terraces and a pool house, a three-car garage, utility buildings, extensive storage and an exterior elevator.
    — Joe Marusak june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
  • Tenants amenities include a community courtyard, secure gated access, garage parking and on-site laundry facilities.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Access it from the Missouri side via Riverview Drive, where Chain of Rocks Park, with a pavilion and gated parking, opened in 2024.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Other interior features include automatic climate control, a CD changer, and a gated shifter.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Some teenagers will describe a location first (a fun college town, a rural, gated campus, a bustling urban environment); others might say something about size, culture, or the strength of a particular academic program.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • This would obviously provide the biggest benefits to owners of pricey McMansions in gated communities, which could see tax breaks tax savings up to thousands of dollars per household.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Tisha Kavanagh assumed the largely affluent Lake Norman area, with its waterfront estates and gated communities, would draw only the best doctors.
    — Amber Gaudet updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Located in the exclusive, gated community of Laughlin Park, the home is surrounded by the residences of Hollywood A-listers, both past and present.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Lots of planned and gated communities, such as Riverstone, are popping up, giving families safe and modern housing options, and there are great condos and apartments in Sugar Land Town Square.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Marsh Farm is a few miles from Sandringham House, one of King Charles' private royal residences, and features a main house with a gravel driveway, some outbuildings and gated fence, the Daily Mail said.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • By the time the boys were teenagers, Kent was one of the largest security contractors in South Florida, supplying guards for gated communities, parties at the Versace mansion, and Miami City Hall.
    — James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Built over several years and completed in 2025, the fully walled and gated estate occupies three parcels of ridge-top land fronted by a guard house and a 300-foot driveway that empties at a spacious cobblestone motor court and a subterranean garage with room for up to 15 vehicles.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The team will continue specializing in the region’s most coveted luxury enclaves, including Rancho Santa Fe (Covenant, Fairbanks Ranch, Del Mar Country Club, The Bridges and surrounding gated communities), Del Mar, La Jolla, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Carmel Valley and Poway.
    — Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

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