doormat
Example Sentences
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She’s instructing it to read subtle cues, helping steer it toward emotional intelligence so it won’t act like a bully or a doormat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Most humans would rather be a doormat than a battering ram, regardless of the urgency or circumstance.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
Atlanta closed with a 1-1 draw against Eastern Conference doormat DC United that allowed Atlanta to avoid the bottom of the table.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
I start up the stairs, glancing in my most casual spylike way at Mr. X’s doormat as I pass it.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
