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Hanging toiletry bags have a loop or hook to hang on doorknobs or racks.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Alas, The Man said no to his dream of swinging a pickaxe all day within the bowels of a pitch-dark cave, and so poor Steve grew up to be the saddest doorknob salesman that Chuglass, Idaho had ever seen.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
Traditionally, May Day baskets are taken to the recipient's house and hung on the doorknob or left on the porch in secret, a sweet, unexpected way to brighten up a neighbor's May Day.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
These will replace a regular doorknob with one that not only has a key, but also some smarts and a keypad.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Alas, The Man said no to his dream of swinging a pickaxe all day within the bowels of a pitch-dark cave, and so poor Steve grew up to be the saddest doorknob salesman that Chuglass, Idaho had ever seen.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
Traditionally, May Day baskets are taken to the recipient's house and hung on the doorknob or left on the porch in secret, a sweet, unexpected way to brighten up a neighbor's May Day.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
These will replace a regular doorknob with one that not only has a key, but also some smarts and a keypad.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorknob
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“Doorknob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorknob. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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doorknob
noun
door·knob
-ˌnäb 
: a knob that when turned releases a door latch
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