jamb
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Gooch, a 37-year-old resident of Leavenworth, Kansas, about 25 miles northwest of Union Station, related his experiences in an Associated Press interview outside his apartment, his crutches leaning against the door jamb behind him.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
It was sturdily built with a steel jamb, impossible to kick in.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2022
Check your tires every month to make sure they stay at the pressure recommended by the vehicle’s manufacturer, which is listed on the jamb on the driver’s door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
Doors are similar and need to close tightly against the jamb and sill weather stripping.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
He came and stood in the doorway with her; she leaned back against the jamb.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
Lacking an automated connection to a monitoring service, she connects exposed wires running along jambs to a light switch.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
Check the tops of door jambs and cabinets, which can retain dust.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
“I started with a little campfire and it had eyes and it was really amorphous, like going through door jambs and keyholes” he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Even if it means his leaving scratch marks on the chamber’s door jambs on the way out.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2021
Bulging tongues of ice had broken doors off their hinges, and through their splintered jambs I could see evidence of a raid: kicked- over furniture, drawers torn open, snows of paper on the floor.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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