outside the door

phrase

: outside a room or building, etc., near the door
standing (just/right) outside the door

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The name on the plaque outside the door is now Harding’s, but the decor — particularly the heavy Hollywood Bowl throw blanket that keeps sliding off the cushions behind him — is not. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 At the Dick Eardley Senior Center, just north of downtown Boise, a line of voters stretched well outside the door. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026 After several hours at the station, she was released and ICE agents were waiting outside the door. — Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The Ordinary also staked out its first flagship, of 170 square feet, in Paris’ Marais district after a successful pop-up drew lines outside the door. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outside the door

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“Outside the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20door. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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