doorway

Example Sentences

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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

New footage released by prosecutors shows the four chaotic seconds when a gunman burst from a hotel doorway and charged through a security checkpoint as President Donald Trump was attending a press gala.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Edward was, by then, bracing himself against the water in the doorway of the Twins II cabin, where Cile Steward and 22 other girls were stranded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

This morning, I hovered in the doorway while my wife, who works from home a few days a week, laughed on a call.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 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