Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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The best artisan chocolate makers speed delivery of their bonbons to your doorstep, often within days of being made.
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Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
Lester, who is white, had faced first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges in the shooting of Yarl, who is Black, after the teen mistakenly showed up on his doorstep in Kansas City’s Northland, looking to pick up his brothers on April 13, 2023.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
The Arlo Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) is completely wireless, super easy to install, and gives you a crystal-clear view of your doorstep.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
The legal complexities of the issue have now landed at the doorstep of elementary schools, middle school classrooms, high schools and halls of higher learning.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
Lester, who is white, had faced first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges in the shooting of Yarl, who is Black, after the teen mistakenly showed up on his doorstep in Kansas City’s Northland, looking to pick up his brothers on April 13, 2023.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
The Arlo Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) is completely wireless, super easy to install, and gives you a crystal-clear view of your doorstep.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
The legal complexities of the issue have now landed at the doorstep of elementary schools, middle school classrooms, high schools and halls of higher learning.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Doorstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstep. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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