Example Sentences

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Doormen and building owners reached a deal late Friday, avoiding a strike but showing how the affordability crunch is squeezing nearly everyone who lives or works in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"But isn't NYC big on tipping everyone, though? Doormen, supers, garbage collectors?"

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022

Doormen, superintendents and other employees on Wednesday night authorized their bargaining committee to call a strike if they don't reach a collective bargaining agreement for the next four years.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

Doormen stared into space as crowded buses hissed along the curbs.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 31, 2019

Doormen and baristas glanced at smartphones; taxi drivers plied the streets of the capital to the sound of news radio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2017