How to Use answer the door in a Sentence
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The next day, friends went to her home, but Choi did not answer the door.
—Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022
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After the man would not move or answer the door, a resident kicked in the back door of the house.
—Garrett Moore, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2020
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The woman would not answer the door, so police left the citation on the door.
—cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022
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Etiquette does not require you to answer the door to a stranger who wants to sell you something.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
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Police went to the residence at 11:55 a.m. where no one answer the door.
—cleveland, 1 July 2022
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The operator advised them not to answer the door due to reports of a gunshot in the area.
—Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
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Jones replies that her lawyer had previously told her not to answer the door.
—Casey Tolan and Curt Devine, CNN, 10 Dec. 2020
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Daniel, according to police, would answer the door that day.
—Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2020
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In all my years visiting, never did anyone but one of the Franks ever answer the door.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2023
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When her friend showed up to help her move furniture, Daugherty did not answer the door or phone.
—NBC News, 30 July 2020
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These devices can open and close window shades, answer the door, turn on and adjust lights, even operate the TV and shower.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 15 June 2021
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Ring also added a Quick Replies feature earlier this year for anyone who can’t – or doesn’t want to – answer the door.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
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Opportunity knocked, as loudly as some clown banging on a trash can, and the A’s were unable to answer the door.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2020
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Then, Connolly and Mott had a white colleague answer the door when the new appraiser arrived.
—Kendall Ross, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022
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Jones initially refused to answer the door for 20 minutes and hung up when agents called her, according to FDLE.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2020
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The residents in the white house didn’t return calls from The Oregonian/OregonLive or answer the door to give their account of what happened.
—oregonlive, 15 May 2021
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But she got used to it, and noticed more people were answering their phones than typically would answer the door.
—Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2021
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Outside the classroom things are too quiet and Mr. Bruno (who’s Puerto Rican and writes poetry) takes ten minutes to answer the door.
—New York Times, 18 Feb. 2021
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When a police detective received a warrant for Brown's arrest on Oct. 28, he was found at the apartment with his girlfriend and refused to answer the door.
—Adam Sabes, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2021
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One student had overslept; one needed a password reset; and three did not answer the door, prompting Geverola to leave a sticky note urging them to contact the school.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2020
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Michael didn't answer the door despite Angela's pounding, and the Georgia native decided to destroy Michael's car in response.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2022
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Ghost sat for an interview Wednesday with Fox 11 News, whose reporter visited Gale’s apartment for an interview but the actor did not answer the door.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
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The other elderly members answer the door with enthusiasm.
—Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Nov. 2021
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Local health authorities had recommended Querrey and his family should be moved to a private apartment but the World no. 49 did not answer the door when a team of doctors was dispatched to evaluate their condition, according to organizers.
—CNN, 15 Oct. 2020
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Arrington said residents in zip codes with a higher proportion of immigrants are less likely to answer the door since Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stepped up deportation raids a few years back.
—Nushrat Rahman and Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2022
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