outside the door
idiom
: outside a room or building, etc., near the door
standing (just/right) outside the door
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Chicago — The sign outside the door said Courtroom 1403.
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Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Her ‘public bathroom’ is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Vince yells at Morgan for pushing him into a corner, while Lauren is outside the door crying.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
Alternatively, a yellow taxi stand is outside the door, and the hotel’s frontage on Park Avenue is a convenient place to meet a ride-share car.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Her ‘public bathroom’ is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Vince yells at Morgan for pushing him into a corner, while Lauren is outside the door crying.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
Alternatively, a yellow taxi stand is outside the door, and the hotel’s frontage on Park Avenue is a convenient place to meet a ride-share car.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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 29 Oct. 2025.
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