at the door

idiom

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

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If the host is winding down, don’t linger with extended goodbyes or start new conversations at the door. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025 Tickets are available at the door. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 Tickets are $75 and can be purchased online or at the door. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025 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 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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