Pearly Gates
Americannoun
plural noun
-
informal the entrance to heaven
-
slang (not capitals) teeth
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Sisters Roberta, Eileen and Estelle will be waiting for you at the Pearly Gates.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
The conversation at the Pearly Gates just went next-level, folks.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024
“I know he’s up there, handing out candy behind the Pearly Gates somewhere,” he said.
From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2022
UK comedian Omid Djalili wrote: "Currently imagining a long queue at the Pearly Gates as St Peter makes Jackie Mason do his whole act for him. RIP Jackie."
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2021
Not that anyone would know, since it was about as hard to get invited into the Pritchards’ house as to be admitted through the Pearly Gates.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
