doormat

Example Sentences

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A note the attackers left under his doormat read "No Data Centers."

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

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

A possible opportunity: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 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