at the door

idiom

: knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell
Is somebody at the door?

Examples of at the door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One playoff game, the arena was so packed, the dean of students turned away MC Hammer and his entourage at the door. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024 But Republicans are knocking at the door of their own Senate majority next year -- leaving some Democrats eyeing the 60-vote rule as a key tool to block an agenda anathema to them. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 5 June 2024 An enlarged selfie of Suazo Sandoval in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., greeted mourners at the door. Eleana Enamorado, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024 If the Church places a customs officer at the door, that is no longer the Church of Christ. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the door 

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“At the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20door. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.

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