How to Use answer the door in a Sentence

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• Those who answer the door are cursed to die or lose a loved one in three days.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
• The next day, friends went to her home, but Choi did not answer the door.
  — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022
• Lita tightens her robe and heads downstairs to answer the door.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
• Jones replies that her lawyer had previously told her not to answer the door.
  — Casey Tolan and Curt Devine, CNN, 10 Dec. 2020
• Etiquette does not require you to answer the door to a stranger who wants to sell you something.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
• After the man would not move or answer the door, a resident kicked in the back door of the house.
  — Garrett Moore, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2020
• As a kid, he was told to never discuss what his dad did for a living or answer the door to a stranger.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
• The woman would not answer the door, so police left the citation on the door.
  — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022
• Either way, one option for preventing pop-ins is to refuse to answer the door.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
• Glenna can’t get Ellen to answer the door and soon leaves, a worried look etching her brow.
  — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• Dallas police said the suspect made the food order to lure the victim to answer the door and shot him.
  — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
• When her friend showed up to help her move furniture, Daugherty did not answer the door or phone.
  — NBC News, 30 July 2020
• The operator advised them not to answer the door due to reports of a gunshot in the area.
  — Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
• In all my years visiting, never did anyone but one of the Franks ever answer the door.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2023
• Most voters who did answer the door recognized her, already planned to vote for her and stayed to chat for a few minutes about their concerns.
  — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
• But she got used to it, and noticed more people were answering their phones than typically would answer the door.
  — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2021
• Residents are being told to not answer the door unless two uniformed officers are present.
  — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
• Opportunity knocked, as loudly as some clown banging on a trash can, and the A’s were unable to answer the door.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2020
• Ring also added a Quick Replies feature earlier this year for anyone who can’t – or doesn’t want to – answer the door.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
• Then, Connolly and Mott had a white colleague answer the door when the new appraiser arrived.
  — Kendall Ross, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022
• These devices can open and close window shades, answer the door, turn on and adjust lights, even operate the TV and shower.
  — Jamie Gold, Forbes, 15 June 2021
• After staring into the camera, Buddy hops down and patiently waits for someone to answer the door.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
• Fearing for their safety, the women didn't answer the door, instead waiting silently while the man knocked for around five minutes before leaving.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
• Currently, one staff member to answer the door, run the coat check and serve drinks with the utmost discretion was all the Society could afford.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
• The officer went to the Cherry Lane home; however, the man didn’t answer the door even though the officer heard noise inside.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2022
• One student had overslept; one needed a password reset; and three did not answer the door, prompting Geverola to leave a sticky note urging them to contact the school.
  — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2020
• His wife’s mom even traveled to Kentucky from Michigan to check on her daughter, court filings state, but Tyler Hern didn’t answer the door.
  — Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
• The trio of males posing as Amazon workers showed up at a home the afternoon of May 23 and convinced an adult daughter to answer the door, police said.
  — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
• Jones initially refused to answer the door for 20 minutes and hung up when agents called her, according to FDLE.
  — CBS News, 8 Dec. 2020
• Investigators urged local residents not to answer the door for a sole police officer, noting that at this time law enforcement agents would arrive in pairs if dispatched.
  — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 June 2025