: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door-to-door salespeople
a door-to-door canvass
door-to-door adverb

Examples of door-to-door in a Sentence

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Local door-to-door and cookie booth sales start today, Girl Scouts River Valleys confirmed to Axios. Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025 At Arket, consumers will be able to book door-to-door service on its website, while its stores on Regent Street and Covent Garden will offer in-store drop-off and pick-up services. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025 Deputies went door-to-door to notify impacted residents in Santa Cruz County, the county said on social media Thursday. Stephanie Elam, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025 Stuart Perlman was a door-to-door salesman up north. Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for door-to-door

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of door-to-door was in 1902

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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

door-to-door

adjective
ˌdōrt-ə-ˈdō(ə)r,
ˌdȯrt-ə-ˈdȯ(ə)r
: being or making a call (as to sell something) at every house in an area
door-to-door adverb
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