: 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

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According to the Michigan State Police, the Salvation Army and the nonprofit Disaster Relief at Work were going door-to-door on Saturday with meals and cleaning supplies in Union City and Three Rivers. Nick Lentz, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 Kenya and Uganda both have outreach teams that provide door-to-door health checkups, but HIV testing and drugs are only available at clinics. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026 The former mayor spent $212,000 — more than $30,000 of which went to paying people to go door-to-door campaigning for him. Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Feb. 2026 Guests sailing aboard the luxury line Silversea have the option to add flights and transfers by booking its door-to-door all-inclusive package. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for door-to-door

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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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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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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