outside the door
idiom
: outside a room or building, etc., near the door
standing (just/right) outside the door
Examples of outside the door in a Sentence
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Hopeful diners lined up outside the door for a last-minute reservation.
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Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
Dong closed his restuarant’s doors Feb. 3, posting a sign outside the door informing customers of the situation.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Letters announcing the closure were also left outside the door for customers.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2024
The 11-foot swivel cord allows for use anywhere, like standing in the bathroom while peeking outside the door to check on your 4-year-old, speaking from personal experience.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
Hours later, Serna collapsed against a wall inside her cell while Pascua — there to check Serna’s vitals signs — was outside the door.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Lines formed outside the door at Huong Que, which persuaded Eden Center management in 1997 to offer the Lai family a more spacious, more coveted location facing the sprawling parking lot at the shopping center.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
What’s more, much of the coming election will turn on court cases involving Mr. Trump, and American TV audiences are likely to be kept outside the door.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
If the door to the bedroom is closed the smoke will set off the high detector and will have to fill the hallway outside the door before infiltrating under the door.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
Dong closed his restuarant’s doors Feb. 3, posting a sign outside the door informing customers of the situation.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Letters announcing the closure were also left outside the door for customers.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2024
The 11-foot swivel cord allows for use anywhere, like standing in the bathroom while peeking outside the door to check on your 4-year-old, speaking from personal experience.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
Hours later, Serna collapsed against a wall inside her cell while Pascua — there to check Serna’s vitals signs — was outside the door.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Lines formed outside the door at Huong Que, which persuaded Eden Center management in 1997 to offer the Lai family a more spacious, more coveted location facing the sprawling parking lot at the shopping center.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
What’s more, much of the coming election will turn on court cases involving Mr. Trump, and American TV audiences are likely to be kept outside the door.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
If the door to the bedroom is closed the smoke will set off the high detector and will have to fill the hallway outside the door before infiltrating under the door.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
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