sliding door
noun
: a door that opens and closes by sliding sideways instead of by swinging on hinges
Examples of sliding door in a Sentence
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The closing sliding door added an extra element of privacy that made sleeping easier.
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Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2016, after a 19-year-old mechanic was killed by an arriving train while repairing a sliding door at Seoul’s Guui Station, the unopened noodles found in his bag became a metaphor for the welfare of the country’s most vulnerable workers.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The rooms were separated throughout with sliding door panels that were each painted.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
Bonus: The sliding door of Brandon Aiyuk The second-team All-Pro receiver has had an outstanding season, with 1,342 yards receiving and seven touchdowns, and all of that was before his incredible catch off of a defender's facemask in the NFC championship game and subsequent touchdown catch.
—Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024
Ultimately, her babysitter made a total of $115 for four hours of babysitting, which included four extra tasks: cleaning the glass on a sliding door, toy and silverware drawer organizing, and vacuuming the couch.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 15 Feb. 2024
Culver City Police Chief Jason Sims said that the attack was random and that Maldonado slipped in through an unlocked sliding door.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, a second person in the minivan drove the vehicle around the lot with the sliding door open, Campbell said.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
The Haotian White Sideboard with Sliding Glass Door is the best sideboard with a sliding door.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023
Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2016, after a 19-year-old mechanic was killed by an arriving train while repairing a sliding door at Seoul’s Guui Station, the unopened noodles found in his bag became a metaphor for the welfare of the country’s most vulnerable workers.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The rooms were separated throughout with sliding door panels that were each painted.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
Bonus: The sliding door of Brandon Aiyuk The second-team All-Pro receiver has had an outstanding season, with 1,342 yards receiving and seven touchdowns, and all of that was before his incredible catch off of a defender's facemask in the NFC championship game and subsequent touchdown catch.
—Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024
Ultimately, her babysitter made a total of $115 for four hours of babysitting, which included four extra tasks: cleaning the glass on a sliding door, toy and silverware drawer organizing, and vacuuming the couch.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 15 Feb. 2024
Culver City Police Chief Jason Sims said that the attack was random and that Maldonado slipped in through an unlocked sliding door.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, a second person in the minivan drove the vehicle around the lot with the sliding door open, Campbell said.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
The Haotian White Sideboard with Sliding Glass Door is the best sideboard with a sliding door.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023
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“Sliding door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliding%20door. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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