: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door-to-door salespeople
a door-to-door canvass
door-to-door adverb

Examples of door-to-door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The group focuses on door-to-door persuasion and get-out-the-vote efforts. Jennifer Jacobs and Bill Allison / Bloomberg, TIME, 16 July 2024 Even midsize dailies were once gritty, sprawling manufacturing and logistics outfits that employed factory workers, delivery drivers, door-to-door sales staff and more. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 12 July 2024 Fire crews went door-to-door to get people out of their homes. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024 The option will be available starting July 26 and will come with its own private skipper, a luxury food and beverage hamper, Uber goody bags, and door-to-door pick-up and drop-offs in an Uber Black van. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for door-to-door 

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Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of door-to-door was in 1902

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Cite this Entry

“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

door-to-door

adjective
ˌdōrt-ə-ˈdō(ə)r,
ˌdȯrt-ə-ˈdȯ(ə)r
: being or making a call (as to sell something) at every house in an area
door-to-door adverb
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