at the door

idiom

: knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell
Is somebody at the door?

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When Josh got home five minutes later, Martin met him at the door with a knife and chased him upstairs, stabbing him and then strangling him with a belt or a rope, Evans said. Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Admission is $10 with pre-registration and $12 at the door. Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025 Tickets are $5 in advance on Eventbrite or $10 at the door. Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025 Advanced online tickets are $60, while tickets at the door are $75. Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the door

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“At the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20door. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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