Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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Sebastian Aho’s goal forced overtime, and Andersen made multiple huge saves, including a glove stop on Timo Meier at the doorstep in the second period.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But the home club kept chipping away at Minnesota’s lead, with Tomas Hertl getting his second goal of the series early in the third, not long after Hill had stuffed an Eriksson Ek scoring chance on the doorstep.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
Carson’s last album, 2023’s A Great Chaos, brought him to the top 10’s doorstep, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard 200.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
When a mysterious group of survivors, led by soldier Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), arrives on their doorstep, this period of relative peace is quickly shattered.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But the home club kept chipping away at Minnesota’s lead, with Tomas Hertl getting his second goal of the series early in the third, not long after Hill had stuffed an Eriksson Ek scoring chance on the doorstep.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
Carson’s last album, 2023’s A Great Chaos, brought him to the top 10’s doorstep, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard 200.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
When a mysterious group of survivors, led by soldier Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), arrives on their doorstep, this period of relative peace is quickly shattered.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Doorstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstep. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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