How to Use doorstep in a Sentence

doorstep

noun

• We sat on the doorstep.
• The police were at my doorstep.
• Now it’s in the Caribbean and on the doorstep of the US.
  — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 12 Oct. 2021
• My boss left three 12-packs of Tab on the doorstep for me.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 Aug. 2022
• As if designed, the puck found him on the doorstep for the easy bury.
  — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
• And here’s the virus back on our doorstep, nine toes across the threshold.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2021
• Mum would be in her dressing gown and the milk would still be on the doorstep.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
• The 10-year-old and 6-year-old got out of the car, rang the doorbell and left the bag of candy on the doorstep.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• Since then, the Beavers have won five of six to get to the doorstep of a championship.
  — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2021
• That’s the size of the box from Amazon sitting on your doorstep.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2023
• The Stars goaltender had stopped a MacKinnon drive to the net, and the puck lay on the doorstep.
  — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 May 2025
• All my meals for the week arrived on my doorstep in one box.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2021
• And their team is right there on the doorstep, battling for a wild-card spot.
  — Max Bultman, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
• There, on the doorstep of my fourth-floor walkup, stood my father.
  — Mary Pflum Peterson, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
• That's how the case ended on the doorstep of the nation's highest court.
  — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2022
• That’s two first-half drives right on the doorstep of the endzone and three total points.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• Have a neighbor knock and leave the letter on your doorstep.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
• Thommy had a great chance at the doorstep, but Russell cleared it off the line.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
• The next day a package was waiting for me on my doorstep.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
• So, chances are no one will be bringing heat to your doorstep.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2023
• To show up at the doorstep of her basement apartment, to spend a night, two nights, a week.
  — Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
• Rob was back on her doorstep at 6:30 the next morning, ringing the bell again and again.
  — Meg Kissinger, jsonline.com, 31 Aug. 2021
• Just leave the return on your doorstep and wait for the refund to arrive.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
• Of course, the outdoors are always right at your doorstep.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 May 2022
• The following year, the boys found the family dog dead on the doorstep.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
• Why does a man who writes of love, an artist who stands for peace, get shot down on his doorstep?
  — Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022
• In short, Madrid’s rich sense of history is all around you, with many of the city’s must-sees on the doorstep.
  — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
• On their doorstep, the tall, green-eyed boy was shaking and upset.
  — Ann Givens, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2021
• The Arlo Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) is completely wireless, super easy to install, and gives you a crystal-clear view of your doorstep.
  — PC Magazine, 22 July 2025
• Wearing a polo shirt tucked into shorts and a medical face mask, Anthony arrived in San Diego at his grandparents’ doorstep with a clipboard and package in hand.
  — Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 27 July 2025