doorway

Example Sentences

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Horton-built house in Slidell, La., with a ramp to the porch, a wide doorway and a community pond in the backyard that reminded her husband of his childhood on the bayou.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"I like to think about it as walking through a doorway into how humankind explores the solar system going forward."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

One night, Ed saw someone sleeping in the doorway of the building.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“So I was incorporating things like the half doorway to symbolize their struggle.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

I picked up the pail by the wire handle and ducked out the doorway, waving my other hand so they could see me across the field.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff