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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Co-founded by director David Leitch and Kelly McCormack, the company hopes to continue to open the doorways for more aspiring stunt coordinators.
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Another shadow passed the doorway, heading toward the basement stairs.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
The victim, Adams said, woke up to the shadow of a man in her doorway.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Zuriguel and his colleagues worked with a shepherd in the mountains outside the city of Zaragoza to run a hundred sheep at a time through a doorway to receive food on the other side.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Another shadow passed the doorway, heading toward the basement stairs.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
The victim, Adams said, woke up to the shadow of a man in her doorway.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Zuriguel and his colleagues worked with a shepherd in the mountains outside the city of Zaragoza to run a hundred sheep at a time through a doorway to receive food on the other side.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 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 9 Nov. 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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