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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According to a criminal complaint, Briceno, whom authorities said is an undocumented immigrant, used a firearm to shoot inside the doorway of the bar and then discarded the firearm, which law enforcement never recovered.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Ronny stood in the doorway with a suitcase.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The father tried to close the door but the cousin had jammed a foot in the doorway to prevent the door from closing.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Getting the parts through doorways seemed to be the trickiest part.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Ronny stood in the doorway with a suitcase.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The father tried to close the door but the cousin had jammed a foot in the doorway to prevent the door from closing.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Getting the parts through doorways seemed to be the trickiest part.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
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 10 Sep. 2025.
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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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