Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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Lord John informs his sad-sack drunk son William that his cousin Ben died and Ben’s surprise widow Amaranthus and baby Trevor appeared at his doorstep.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Know More Shaheen and Collins were on the doorstep of passing their legislation in 2022.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The treatments are shipped directly to your doorstep.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
On display in the nature park’s center is the skeleton of a whale that beached on the shore in 2014, a reminder of the richness of the ocean at our doorstep.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Know More Shaheen and Collins were on the doorstep of passing their legislation in 2022.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The treatments are shipped directly to your doorstep.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
On display in the nature park’s center is the skeleton of a whale that beached on the shore in 2014, a reminder of the richness of the ocean at our doorstep.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for doorstep
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“Doorstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstep. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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