: 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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South Metro Fire Rescue The Douglas County Sheriff's Office issued door-to-door evacuations along Vinegarroon Road and Sonoma Trail, but those orders have since been lifted. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 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 13 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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