Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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Things get complicated when Mac's ex, Kate's mom Delilah (McDonnell), unexpectedly shows up at her doorstep just before the holidays.
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Hong Kong — The white wreaths were piled high on the doorsteps of a funeral house in Hong Kong, a stark reminder of a city still laying its dead to rest more than four weeks after a devastating fire.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Thieves steal packages left on stoops and doorsteps by delivery couriers, and typically strike when no one’s home, The Sacramento Bee previously reported.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Who is going to do the heavy lifting this week to get you to the doorstep of a fantasy title?
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Hong Kong — The white wreaths were piled high on the doorsteps of a funeral house in Hong Kong, a stark reminder of a city still laying its dead to rest more than four weeks after a devastating fire.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Thieves steal packages left on stoops and doorsteps by delivery couriers, and typically strike when no one’s home, The Sacramento Bee previously reported.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Who is going to do the heavy lifting this week to get you to the doorstep of a fantasy title?
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorstep
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“Doorstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstep. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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