1
: the opening that a door closes
especially
: an entrance into a building or room
2
Examples of doorway in a Sentence
Please don't block the doorway.
She stepped through the doorway.
He stood in the doorway, wondering if he should go in.
Homeless people sleep in the doorways of the shops.
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Music spills out of doorways up and down the street — just follow your ears.
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Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Obviously, the Black Arts movement and Chicano arts movements which were in full swing in the 1960s and 1970s had a major effect on broadening the doorway through which writers came into publications.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
From doorways to airplane seats, influencer Beau Brown— who has built a following of millions by documenting his life — says nearly every part of his day requires some level of adjustment.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
While they're always placed above a doorway for good luck, there are a few different interpretations of which orientation to hang them.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Obviously, the Black Arts movement and Chicano arts movements which were in full swing in the 1960s and 1970s had a major effect on broadening the doorway through which writers came into publications.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
From doorways to airplane seats, influencer Beau Brown— who has built a following of millions by documenting his life — says nearly every part of his day requires some level of adjustment.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
While they're always placed above a doorway for good luck, there are a few different interpretations of which orientation to hang them.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for doorway
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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorway. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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doorway
noun
door·way
-ˌwā 
1
: the opening or passage that a door closes
2
: a means of reaching or gaining something
the doorway to success
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