How to Use answer the door in a Sentence

answer the door

idiom

• The operator advised them not to answer the door due to reports of a gunshot in the area.
  — Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
• The next day, friends went to her home, but Choi did not answer the door.
  — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022
• After the man would not move or answer the door, a resident kicked in the back door of the house.
  — Garrett Moore, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2020
• The woman would not answer the door, so police left the citation on the door.
  — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022
• Etiquette does not require you to answer the door to a stranger who wants to sell you something.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
• Police went to the residence at 11:55 a.m. where no one answer the door.
  — cleveland, 1 July 2022
• The operator advised them not to answer the door due to reports of a gunshot in the area.
  — Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
• Jones replies that her lawyer had previously told her not to answer the door.
  — Casey Tolan and Curt Devine, CNN, 10 Dec. 2020
• Daniel, according to police, would answer the door that day.
  — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2020
• In all my years visiting, never did anyone but one of the Franks ever answer the door.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2023
• When her friend showed up to help her move furniture, Daugherty did not answer the door or phone.
  — NBC News, 30 July 2020
• These devices can open and close window shades, answer the door, turn on and adjust lights, even operate the TV and shower.
  — Jamie Gold, Forbes, 15 June 2021
• Ring also added a Quick Replies feature earlier this year for anyone who can’t – or doesn’t want to – answer the door.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
• The officer went to the Cherry Lane home; however, the man didn’t answer the door even though the officer heard noise inside.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2022
• Opportunity knocked, as loudly as some clown banging on a trash can, and the A’s were unable to answer the door.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2020
• Then, Connolly and Mott had a white colleague answer the door when the new appraiser arrived.
  — Kendall Ross, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022
• Jones initially refused to answer the door for 20 minutes and hung up when agents called her, according to FDLE.
  — CBS News, 8 Dec. 2020
• The residents in the white house didn’t return calls from The Oregonian/OregonLive or answer the door to give their account of what happened.
  — oregonlive, 15 May 2021
• But she got used to it, and noticed more people were answering their phones than typically would answer the door.
  — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2021
• Outside the classroom things are too quiet and Mr. Bruno (who’s Puerto Rican and writes poetry) takes ten minutes to answer the door.
  — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2021
• When a police detective received a warrant for Brown's arrest on Oct. 28, he was found at the apartment with his girlfriend and refused to answer the door.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2021
• One student had overslept; one needed a password reset; and three did not answer the door, prompting Geverola to leave a sticky note urging them to contact the school.
  — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2020
• Michael didn't answer the door despite Angela's pounding, and the Georgia native decided to destroy Michael's car in response.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2022
• Ghost sat for an interview Wednesday with Fox 11 News, whose reporter visited Gale’s apartment for an interview but the actor did not answer the door.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• Vang said people in the Southeast Asian community are often reluctant to answer the door for a stranger for a number of reasons, including distrust of the government and safety concerns.
  — Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2020
• The other elderly members answer the door with enthusiasm.
  — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Nov. 2021
• Local health authorities had recommended Querrey and his family should be moved to a private apartment but the World no. 49 did not answer the door when a team of doctors was dispatched to evaluate their condition, according to organizers.
  — CNN, 15 Oct. 2020
• Arrington said residents in zip codes with a higher proportion of immigrants are less likely to answer the door since Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stepped up deportation raids a few years back.
  — Nushrat Rahman and Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2022

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024