doorway

Example Sentences

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They recognized the doorway, in other words, but they weren’t falling through it the way I was.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

As I was gargling in the bathroom, she appeared at the doorway to snidely say, “Don’t drink it.”

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

The man's family has disputed the DHS' version of events in an interview with the Washington Post, saying he was shot in the doorway and not during a scuffle in the street.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

But then I don’t know what would have come next because Mr. Andrews appears behind her in the doorway, knocking awkwardly, asking, “Is everybody decent in there?” even though it’s not “everybody,” it’s only me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse