doorpost

Example Sentences

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All 30 men who went to war from the East Yorkshire village gave John Hugill a coin he nailed to his doorpost below a horseshoe.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2017

One of its other common names is Coughwort and in Paris, the flowers used to be painted as a sign on the doorpost of an apothecary's shop.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2016

In fine, Baseball again is knocking at the Nation's doorpost.

From Time Magazine Archive

He lounged against the doorpost as the others gathered around the big table.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

She only knew that some deep urge made her take up her knife one morning and carve a small notch into the doorpost of her sleeping cabin.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder