Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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And a great big loch at your doorstep.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman made a diving stick save to stop Mavrik Bourque on the doorstep, but the Stars forward followed up the shot to finish with 13 seconds left in the second period.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Positioned as the final major film festival of the year, AFI Fest is when the global circuit arrives on the doorstep of Hollywood at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Placed inside a body bag, he was brought to his pregnant wife’s doorstep.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman made a diving stick save to stop Mavrik Bourque on the doorstep, but the Stars forward followed up the shot to finish with 13 seconds left in the second period.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Positioned as the final major film festival of the year, AFI Fest is when the global circuit arrives on the doorstep of Hollywood at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Placed inside a body bag, he was brought to his pregnant wife’s doorstep.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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 25 Jan. 2026.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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