doorway
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“It was the dead of winter, and there was this 18-year-old, I would say, standing in the doorway, hunched over against the cold.”
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Many have an emotional interest in building a life around the home itself, measuring their kids’ height on the doorway, watching their kids grow up in the house and then growing old in it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
But with sneakers strewn in the doorway and a cookbook opened to a specific recipe, the faux house felt lived in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
In Cave 103, the two figures sit on opposite sides of the doorway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
It’s nearly midnight when I finally stand in the doorway of my room.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Guests are welcomed by a gorgeous entrance with 10-foot ceilings, where striped wallpaper, crown molding, and large arched doorways immediately set the tone.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The room was overflowing—people along walls, in doorways.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
A large share may skip senior living and stay at home, adding elevators and widening doorways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
I chuckled every time Corden and Gunning showed up for more abuse, including from Soderbergh, who shoots them like a wall of stupidity, blocking doorways as they stand side-by-side like Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
As he kicked his checkered soccer ball along the streets, he could feel it lurking in shadowy doorways, behind shaded windows.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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