Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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Not to mention the ever-present risk of having angry young women on your doorstep.
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Van Sickle also said using vans to get to people’s doorsteps is far easier than buses on neighborhood streets.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Know Your Region's Bird Species Putting up a birdhouse doesn’t guarantee birds will automatically arrive at the new doorstep.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Officers responded to the home and found Bushey sitting on the front doorstep with his hands held in the air.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Van Sickle also said using vans to get to people’s doorsteps is far easier than buses on neighborhood streets.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Know Your Region's Bird Species Putting up a birdhouse doesn’t guarantee birds will automatically arrive at the new doorstep.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Officers responded to the home and found Bushey sitting on the front doorstep with his hands held in the air.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Doorstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstep. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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