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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Instead, the British ships stayed at Flushing Bay just beyond range, leaving the doorway to escape wide open.
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JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Mike trailed his finger over the hall table, checking for dust, as Carol appeared in the doorway to the living room, planting her palms on Drew’s chest in assessment.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
In excerpts from Federline’s book published by the New York Times earlier this week, the 47-year-old claims that one of the couple’s sons allegedly woke up one night to find Spears standing in the doorway holding a knife.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Past the entrance and around the corner, customers will notice an open doorway marked off by velvet ropes.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Mike trailed his finger over the hall table, checking for dust, as Carol appeared in the doorway to the living room, planting her palms on Drew’s chest in assessment.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
In excerpts from Federline’s book published by the New York Times earlier this week, the 47-year-old claims that one of the couple’s sons allegedly woke up one night to find Spears standing in the doorway holding a knife.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Past the entrance and around the corner, customers will notice an open doorway marked off by velvet ropes.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 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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