How to Use doorway in a Sentence
doorway
noun
- She stepped through the doorway.
- Please don't block the doorway.
- Homeless people sleep in the doorways of the shops.
- He stood in the doorway, wondering if he should go in.
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There are no stand-in-the-doorway-and-block-out-the-sun guys.
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John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Dec. 2021
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Place it over the front doorway or twist it around the porch rail.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2024
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Lo asked from the doorway of his home in the east San Jose foothills.
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Julia Prodis Sulek,
The Mercury News,
26 May 2024
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His left arm got snagged in the doorway when the plane lurched up.
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John Wilkens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Nov. 2022
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This was with the kitchen doorway sealed off and the window closed, too.
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Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
30 May 2023
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The bus driver stands in the doorway and blocks the girls’ exit, the video shows.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2023
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Deputies then found the door to the main house forced open and one person dead in the doorway.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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The video shows the tip of an object poking out of the doorway.
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David Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2022
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The video shows the woman then crouching in a doorway with the tank.
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Kyla Guilfoil,
ABC News,
9 June 2022
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Durham can be seen putting his hands up at the doorway.
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Jodicee Arianna,
The Arizona Republic,
11 July 2022
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The black flecks swirl as players step through a doorway to fight the boss.
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Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2024
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In the shaky footage, the two men can be seen standing in the doorway, each with a hand on the hammer.
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Reis Thebault,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Dec. 2022
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The shooter entered the mall at a doorway near the food court around 4:54 p.m., Ison said.
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Stephanie Pagones,
Fox News,
18 July 2022
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At the very end of the hall is the doorway to the mother's secluded bedroom.
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Kimberley Mok,
Treehugger,
7 July 2023
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As Mario died in his mother’s arms, Rashad watched from the doorway.
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Reginald Dwayne Betts,
New York Times,
14 Dec. 2022
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Standing in the doorway was a man with white hair who appeared to be in his 50s.
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New York Times,
9 Apr. 2023
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The suspect fired from the doorway and hit her in the hallway, police said.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
25 Oct. 2022
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Hang over the doorway using nails or hooks, and add berries or pinecones.
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Anna Logan,
Country Living,
3 Dec. 2022
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Place one in your doorway during the season to greet guests.
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Alyssa Gautieri,
Good Housekeeping,
21 Dec. 2022
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As the party cleared out, Spacey appeared in the doorway, Rapp said.
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Sonia Moghe,
CNN,
7 Oct. 2022
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The shooter fired at her stomach, and Kim was blown back from the doorway into the hall.
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Eli Saslow Erin Schaff,
New York Times,
26 Sep. 2023
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Dear Miss Manners: The doorway from my place of work to the parking garage is at the end of a long hallway.
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Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Dec. 2023
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At the doorway, his mother stopped him and whispered to him.
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Caleb Crain,
The New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2022
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The video shows Li in a bedroom doorway holding a knife with an 8-inch blade.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2023
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The former offers up a chic sitting area next to tall arched doorways that open out to a balcony, plus a dining area that seats 10.
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Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2024
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One in particular is a knockout, in which Skye sees the dancers from her show assembled in the doorway of her apartment with leering smiles.
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David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Oct. 2024
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