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doorway

[dawr-wey, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌweɪ, ˈdoʊr- /












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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

Designers offer adult-education “Aging in Place” classes, offering tips on doorway width, lighting and furniture placement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

A great song offers pleasure, but a great album – no skips – is a doorway.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

This creates what is known as the doorway effect, which confuses our brains.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Tante Jans was standing in the kitchen doorway, a tumbler of thick brown liquid in her hand.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The room was overflowing—people along walls, in doorways.

From Slate Apr. 29, 2026

Less than 4% of all U.S. homes offer single-floor living, no-step entries, and wide hallways and doorways — the key features of accessible housing — according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.

From MarketWatch Apr. 15, 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

Sometimes I still catch Jenna peeking behind bushes for hidden doorways.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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