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

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

I spoke in a loud Whisper to the doorman through the speaker: “Sal? What’s happening?”

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson