at the door

idiom

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

Examples of at the door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Workers have described only discovering their unemployment after being turned away by security at the door when their ID badges failed to work. William Gavin, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024 After not receiving an answer at the door, officers checked the grounds, a news release from Zionsville police stated. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024 In response to the commotion, the woman got up from the couch and checked who was at the door. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024 Tickets can be purchased for $40 online or at the door, and a raffle is also planned to benefit Next Door Solutions. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024 Much like Smith observed at the zoo, the Royals’ fan base is banging at the door hoping for a winner. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024 In 2022, a pamphlet is left at the door of a prospective voter in Nevada. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024 The song played out, almost in its entirety, for four tense minutes as Carmela and Anthony Jr. walked in, Meadow did some shaky parallel parking, Tony glanced repeatedly at the door and everyone waited for something bad to happen. Brandon Griggs, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024 This epidemic of epistolary obscenities first began to show up at the door of one Edith Swan (Olivia Colman), a pious Christian woman who lives with her parents down the lane. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024

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“At the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20door. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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