Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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Visitors to San Antonio staying at the Element San Antonio Riverwalk hotel downtown are on the doorstep of the River Walk and two blocks from San Pedro Creek for easy comparison and contrast.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
In May, House Republicans championed a provision in the budget reconciliation bill that would have given away 6,000 acres of the Superior National Forest to a Chilean billionaire who has dreams of opening a toxic copper mine on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters.
—Russ Feingold, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Having jumped forward six years, Season 4 ended with Princess and Tyler’s biological mother Kat (Charlotte Riley) turning up at their doorstep.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
West Virginia is an outdoor adventurer’s paradise, and although even locals don't always take advantage of the resources right on their doorstep, the state is truly a hidden gem of the great outdoors.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 July 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
In May, House Republicans championed a provision in the budget reconciliation bill that would have given away 6,000 acres of the Superior National Forest to a Chilean billionaire who has dreams of opening a toxic copper mine on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters.
—Russ Feingold, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Having jumped forward six years, Season 4 ended with Princess and Tyler’s biological mother Kat (Charlotte Riley) turning up at their doorstep.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
West Virginia is an outdoor adventurer’s paradise, and although even locals don't always take advantage of the resources right on their doorstep, the state is truly a hidden gem of the great outdoors.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 July 2025
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“Doorstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstep. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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