doorpost
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.
All 30 men who went to war from the East Yorkshire village gave John Hugill a coin he nailed to his doorpost below a horseshoe.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2017
One of its other common names is Coughwort and in Paris, the flowers used to be painted as a sign on the doorpost of an apothecary's shop.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2016
In fine, Baseball again is knocking at the Nation's doorpost.
From Time Magazine Archive
The door creaked open and the cat slipped between the doorpost and the door and padded across the room, then up on the windowsill.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
He lounged against the doorpost as the others gathered around the big table.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
