Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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And their team is right there on the doorstep, battling for a wild-card spot.
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Max Bultman, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
America’s pullback from Europe comes against the backdrop of the three-year-old conflict in Ukraine, right on the EU’s doorstep.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
In a broad sense, Spanish and Italians feel less impacted by the war than Norwegians and Polish, who have Ukraine – and the threat of Russian violence – on their doorstep, says Dr. Kirkegaard.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
Instead, Mark is met on his doorstep by police officers who inform him that Gemma has died.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Max Bultman, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
America’s pullback from Europe comes against the backdrop of the three-year-old conflict in Ukraine, right on the EU’s doorstep.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
In a broad sense, Spanish and Italians feel less impacted by the war than Norwegians and Polish, who have Ukraine – and the threat of Russian violence – on their doorstep, says Dr. Kirkegaard.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
Instead, Mark is met on his doorstep by police officers who inform him that Gemma has died.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Doorstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstep. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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