outside the door

phrase

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

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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 Leaving the lavatory smelly for the next passenger There’s another lavatory habit Peters wishes travelers would adopt—and this one could earn you some silent appreciation from whoever is waiting outside the door. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026 The sophomore set him down outside the door of the boys varsity locker room, and a 15-year-old grabbed the victim’s ankles, dragged him inside and held him down, the boy told police. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 When the polling place opened at 7, there were already a few people waiting outside the door. — Whitman Littlefield, The Providence Journal, 9 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 7 Oct. 2026.

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