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Explore Bridgegate through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Bridgegate in a sentence

Bridgegate meaning

The 2013 Fort Lee lane closure scandal under New Jersey governor Chris Christie's administration.

Using Bridgegate

  • The main meaning on this page is: The 2013 Fort Lee lane closure scandal under New Jersey governor Chris Christie's administration.
  • In the example corpus, bridgegate often appears in combinations such as: bridgegate scandal, the bridgegate, christie bridgegate.

Context around Bridgegate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

recap 1×

Often after:

scandal 4× lawyers 1× involved 1×

Sentence patterns with Bridgegate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after the bridgegate scandal broke 1× candidate and bridgegate among other 1× christie s bridgegate lawyers was 1× christie s bridgegate scandal the 1× in the bridgegate scandal 1× of the bridgegate scandal during 1× to recap bridgegate involved new 1× viewed from bridgegate the briggait 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and in kelly 1× ed cox chairman 1× it was hoffman 1× now christie has 1× one of christie 1× the application added 1×

Common sentence endings:

among other things 1× christie s administration 1× governor chris christie 1× leading cultural organisations 1× of the fbi 1× pursue the case 1×

Words around Bridgegate

Just before it in the word index:

bridgefront 17 bridgeforth 7 bridgefield 5 bridged 84 bridgebio 16 bridge 7.397

Just after it in the word index:

bridgehampton 17 bridgehead 34 bridgeheads 5 bridgeland 4 bridgeline 4 bridgeman 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Bridgegate

  • In this selection, "bridgegate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, recap, scandal, lawyers and involved stand out and add context to how "bridgegate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after the bridgegate scandal broke and candidate and bridgegate among other. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bridgegate" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bridgegate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

One of Christie’s Bridgegate lawyers was Christopher Wray, who is now the director of the FBI. (17 words)

Now, Christie has written a memoir addressing his time with the Trump team, run as a presidential candidate, and Bridgegate — among other things. (23 words)

It was Hoffman, not long after the Bridgegate scandal broke, who deferred to U.S. Attorney Fishman and opted to not pursue the case. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

The problem was first reported by the New Jersey Globe political news blog run by David Wildstein, a longtime Republican politician and confessed mastermind of the Bridgegate scandal during Gov. Chris Christie's administration. (34 words)

The application added: “When viewed from Bridgegate, the Briggait is home to a vibrant creative community, with around 150 people based in the building, producing art, architecture, digital design and leading cultural organisations. (33 words)

Ed Cox, chairman of the New York State Republican Committee, points to the way former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was tarred by the trial of his aides in the Bridgegate scandal. (32 words)

Example sentences (8)

And in Kelly vs. United States, the court spared the aides behind former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s Bridgegate scandal the prison term a jury thought they richly deserved.

The application added: “When viewed from Bridgegate, the Briggait is home to a vibrant creative community, with around 150 people based in the building, producing art, architecture, digital design and leading cultural organisations.

The problem was first reported by the New Jersey Globe political news blog run by David Wildstein, a longtime Republican politician and confessed mastermind of the Bridgegate scandal during Gov. Chris Christie's administration.

It was Hoffman, not long after the Bridgegate scandal broke, who deferred to U.S. Attorney Fishman and opted to not pursue the case.

One of Christie’s Bridgegate lawyers was Christopher Wray, who is now the director of the FBI.

To recap, Bridgegate involved New Jersey political appointees using their official authority to cripple a New Jersey city because the mayor was a political rival of Governor Chris Christie.

Now, Christie has written a memoir addressing his time with the Trump team, run as a presidential candidate, and Bridgegate — among other things.

Ed Cox, chairman of the New York State Republican Committee, points to the way former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was tarred by the trial of his aides in the Bridgegate scandal.

Common combinations with bridgegate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bridgegate" in a sentence?
An example: "And in Kelly vs. United States, the court spared the aides behind former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s Bridgegate scandal the prison term a jury thought they richly deserved." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "bridgegate" from authentic English texts.
What does "bridgegate" mean?
Bridgegate means: The 2013 Fort Lee lane closure scandal under New Jersey governor Chris Christie's administration.
How many example sentences with "bridgegate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "bridgegate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.