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
Then he transformed Indiana, a longtime Big Ten doormat, into a national championship contender.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
Cybersecurity experts have likened the idea of creating a backdoor to someone leaving their house keys under their doormat - essentially creating a vulnerability which anyone, including bad actors, can exploit.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
I suppose you’re right back to being Hannah’s doormat at my expense again.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
