doormat

Example Sentences

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Depending on where you are reading this, your doormat may have been carpeted with colourful leaflets for weeks and your TV and social media feeds chocca with political promises.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

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

Read: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

They heard the click of the mail slot and flop of letters on the doormat.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling