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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Radley Barkley learning how to use the new doorway that her owners installed just for her.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The artwork is surrounded by a plain white section on three sides and a black rectangle spangled with white crosses, which might have indicated the threshold of a doorway.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Craig Hendricks admitted to killing his cat by placing the animal’s head in the doorway and slamming it shut on purpose, according to the Leavenworth County Attorney, Todd Thompson, in a press release.
—Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
In the springtime, walk around and look for activity or new nests near your living spaces or in doorways or fence poles.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The artwork is surrounded by a plain white section on three sides and a black rectangle spangled with white crosses, which might have indicated the threshold of a doorway.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Craig Hendricks admitted to killing his cat by placing the animal’s head in the doorway and slamming it shut on purpose, according to the Leavenworth County Attorney, Todd Thompson, in a press release.
—Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
In the springtime, walk around and look for activity or new nests near your living spaces or in doorways or fence poles.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 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 4 Jul. 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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