doorway

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

A young woman I photographed in her nail salon had matched herself entirely to the space, and the pride and beauty she took in it was visible just standing in the doorway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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

Jazz music drifts into the night from an open doorway guarded by a resolute figure in a black suit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“It’s finished,” I tell him, before either of us have time to think about what else I might be doing in his doorway.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse