Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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As tens of thousands of people evacuated and large swaths of Los Angeles neighborhoods burned to the ground, the Getty Villa remained remarkably untouched—even with the fire reaching its doorstep.
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Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
With recipient authorizations, FedEx couriers can deliver the parcel to customers’ doorsteps and take a real-time photo showing its exact position, according to the company.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
That their season ended in the exact same place, on the doorstep of their first Final Four in almost four decades, was no less painful to swallow for the Trojans, who will have to watch their crosstown rivals, UCLA, take on Connecticut next weekend with a national title berth on the line.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Offline, thieves pose as couriers, using fake uniforms or IDs to grab packages mid-route or steal them from doorsteps.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
With recipient authorizations, FedEx couriers can deliver the parcel to customers’ doorsteps and take a real-time photo showing its exact position, according to the company.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
That their season ended in the exact same place, on the doorstep of their first Final Four in almost four decades, was no less painful to swallow for the Trojans, who will have to watch their crosstown rivals, UCLA, take on Connecticut next weekend with a national title berth on the line.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Offline, thieves pose as couriers, using fake uniforms or IDs to grab packages mid-route or steal them from doorsteps.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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 11 Apr. 2025.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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