doorman

Example Sentences

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Fishman, who owns a number of doorman buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn, said he had third-party security guards and superintendents ready to step in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

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

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

A former doorman from Blyth, Tony MacDonald delivered training to staff in children's homes 15 years ago and now volunteers with the charity Northumberland Community and Voluntary Action.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

I flashed the cyborg doorman my invitation, then mounted the long crystal staircase leading up into the club.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline