gate-crash
Britishverb
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- gate-crasher noun
Example Sentences
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Spurs equalled their best ever Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and will have real belief that they can gate-crash the Champions League qualification places.
From Seattle Times
"If you invite family and friends over for a party or a coffee in your home, there's a big chance the virus will gate-crash."
From BBC
“But gate-crash? Never. That was a different time.”
From Washington Post
It is 12 years since Mr Putin, knowing that she feared dogs, let his black Labrador gate-crash one of his early meetings with the German chancellor.
From BBC
The newspaper reported, “Somehow, while dreaming or awake, they can gate-crash the time barrier.”
From The New Yorker
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