Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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With five minutes left in the second period, the puck sat on the doorstep of the Panthers’ goal, just out of the reach of Sergei Bobrovsky, and Kulikov went flying into the net, pushed from behind by an Edmonton Oiler desperate to give his team the lead.
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David Wilson, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
In 1974, Newton and his then-girlfriend, Gwen Fontaine (Tiffany Boone), turn up at the Beverly Hills doorstep of Hollywood producer Bert Schneider (Alessandro Nivola).
—Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
For those not lucky enough to already be hot-footing it on their summer travels, Johanna Ortiz brought a sense of escapism right to their doorstep instead.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 14 June 2024
So, again on Thursday, there was something expansive and enlightening about the two teams’ performance that underlines why the Panthers are on the doorstep of the championship with a 3-0 series lead.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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David Wilson, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
In 1974, Newton and his then-girlfriend, Gwen Fontaine (Tiffany Boone), turn up at the Beverly Hills doorstep of Hollywood producer Bert Schneider (Alessandro Nivola).
—Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
For those not lucky enough to already be hot-footing it on their summer travels, Johanna Ortiz brought a sense of escapism right to their doorstep instead.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 14 June 2024
So, again on Thursday, there was something expansive and enlightening about the two teams’ performance that underlines why the Panthers are on the doorstep of the championship with a 3-0 series lead.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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“Doorstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstep. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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