doorway
Example Sentences
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The 28 May fire tore through the upper floor of a dormitory containing 135 bunk beds and housing 202 students, forcing them to flee through a single doorway after the emergency exit failed to open.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
“What I remember is the time John Wayne killed three men with a carbine . . . and the time the kitten found Orson Welles in the doorway in The Third Man.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
A great song offers pleasure, but a great album – no skips – is a doorway.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
She uses a shared toilet and shower, and has taped a foam board across the bottom of her doorway to keep out rats and cockroaches.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Grandpa must have been looking for me, because he was standing in the doorway when I came puffing up.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
