Definition of doorstep
: a step before an outer door
on one's doorstep
: close at hand; especially : too close to be overlooked
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Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
Recent Examples of doorstep from the Web
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Bay Area startup Hopsy started delivery-to-your-doorstep services in the area in mid-February, featuring regional craft brews.
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Sparks fly when street-artist Casper turns up on the doorstep of his world-famous-artist dad, Simon, who ditched Casper and his mother years ago.
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The trucks are in each delivery area about once a week dropping off orders on customers’ doorsteps.
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The Conservatives made massive gains in the May 4 local elections and candidates reported voters spontaneously using the words strong and stable on the doorstep.
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The FBI's scrutiny of Kushner places the bureau's sprawling counterintelligence and criminal investigation not only on the doorstep of the White House, but the Trump family circle.
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Residents have had sewage in their swimming pools and driveways, lapping at their doorsteps and floating in their lakes and rivers.
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Strangely, Neil invites mysterious Pakistani man Imir (Patrick Sabongui) to dinner after the stranger appears on their doorstep.
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For any city dweller not comfortable with having an order left on the doorstep, the idea of delivery lockers seems awesomely convenient.
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First Known Use of doorstep
1767
DOORSTEP Defined for English Language Learners
doorstep
playDefinition of doorstep for English Language Learners
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: a step or series of steps leading up to one of the doors that is used to enter or leave a building
DOORSTEP Defined for Kids
doorstep
playDefinition of doorstep for Students
: a step or a series of steps in front of an outside door
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