doorman

Example Sentences

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“My doorman saw me there, and he said, ‘Father David…?’ ” says Sedaris.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Building management was “basically allocating all their responsibilities to us,” said Stephen Biggs, who works at JP Morgan and lives in a doorman building on Third Avenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

James Babson, a longtime doorman at the Hotel Cafe, said its staff and attendees alike have always been reverent toward performers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

“Later, he covered her rent and furnished her apartment in a doorman building in the West Village.”

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

The doorman was a good whistler, thanks to his chipped front tooth.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin