doorman

Example Sentences

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“A lot of people have anxiety, and rightfully so,” said Ali Nikovic, a doorman at a building just off Fifth Avenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I kind of walked through the crowd and into the building, and I said to the doorman, “What’s all that about?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

The doorman and a few members of the maintenance staff dashed upstairs to find that Sasha still wasn’t responsive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Gibbs, the doorman at Claridge’s, is smiling and waving.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin