How to Use door in a Sentence
door
noun- He stood at the door.
- I heard a knock on the door.
- Please don't block the door.
- I peeked through the open door.
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The boy climbed over the rope and pushed on the green door of the house.
—Kate Dicamillo, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
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The servers could walk right up to the door and ring the bell.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023
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In the end of the movie, Chris sits alone in her room and hears her door open.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
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Make use of the door Don’t let the door itself go to waste.
—Laura Fenton, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
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Y’all are just going to have to break through the door.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
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The professor then locked all the doors and told the class to get on the ground.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
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The blast of cold air when the door swung open caused Corl to shudder.
—Eyal Press, New York Times, 15 June 2023
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Check your ego at the door, say, 'This is about my kid.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
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Video from the house shows the suspect heading up to the front door.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
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The house was weirdly dark and quiet, and the doors were locked.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Until one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spirit world.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Dec. 2022
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Kotb didn't have a chance to make it in the door before the hugs started.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
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It’s a corner spot near the door that leads out to the practice fields.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
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Rice drained his free throws near the end of the game when Texas Tech was knocking on the door.
—Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2023
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The sign on the door said the landlord had taken over the property and changed the locks in the process.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024
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That guy that ran one of the best teams in motorsports couldn’t get me in the door.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2023
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The back door was unlocked and Sandra’s shoes and purse were gone.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022
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Instead of being shown a new desk, the anchor was shown the door.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
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This has drawn in a flood of tourists since the country reopened its doors in 2022.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
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The public can enter the building through the east side door.
—Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2023
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One room on the side of the restaurant is sectioned off by open garage-bay doors.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
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De Vido crept to the front door and peered through a glass viewing slot.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Health workers kept the door to my room open, and big dudes guarded it through the night.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
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Police said the San Diego man knocked on the door of the church where the woman was alone inside.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
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The living area has oak parquet floors and sliding glass doors that open to a west-facing balcony.
—Alison Gregor, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Inspectors observed an employee grabbing raw meat in a with a gloved hand and then grabbing a walk-in cooler door handle with the same glove.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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