How to Use doormat in a Sentence

doormat

noun

• She was tired of being a doormat and decided it was time to stand up for herself.
• So, too, are the days of the franchise being a doormat.
  — Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2023
• Yet the Scarlet Knights still are expected to be the doormat of the Big Ten.
  — Larry Stone, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
• Now the wall is gone, and the glacier looks deflated—more like an ice doormat.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
• The doormats are first-come, first-served; 50 mats will be released each day.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• Want a unique doormat that both greets your guests and says goodbye?
  — Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2021
• This doormat is great for getting my paws ready to wipe on the real mat, which is the wall!
  — Broti Gupta, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2020
• Here are some ideas, from stylish slip-on sneakers to a home plate doormat.
  — chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
• The Scarlet Knights have been the Big Ten’s doormat since their second season in the league.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2020
• Her doorway appears to the center left of the video, with a doormat outside the door.
  — Mike Carter, The Seattle Times, 22 June 2017
• Keep in Mind The coir, or coconut fiber, on this doormat is prone to shedding.
  — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
• There’s an American flag out front and a stylish gray doormat at the door.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2017
• Others play pie-in-the-face with doormat-sized hunks of upturned sod.
  — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 25 July 2022
• The surface of the doormat is just as important as the bottom of the doormat.
  — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 6 July 2023
• In some of the buildings, everything from the doormats to the staff’s uniforms was branded with the Trump name.
  — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• With five wins in six games, the Lions (6-7) have shed their doormat status.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
• This doormat is the first thing guests see when entering your home.
  — Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2017
• This doormat is the first thing guests see when entering your home.
  — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
• The bulldog camped out at the back of the station for about a week, sleeping on the doormat that leads right into the fire station.
  — Kelsie Smith, CNN, 28 Aug. 2020
• From fresh-smelling candles to a new doormat, these home decor items are a surefire way to make your space anew.
  — Liv Birdsall, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2021
• Yeah, sure, Kansas is the Big 12’s doormat, but the Jayhawks had showed fight this season.
  — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2019
• This coir doormat has a medium pile and has a 100% latex backing to help keep it in place.
  — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
• Better to lie down on the tracks than go back to live with her doormat of a mother and her piss-schnapps-cabbage dad.
  — Hari Kunzru, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
• Both their humor and love for Texas shows in their Texas doormat designs.
  — Micolette Davis, Houston Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2020
• And, by the end, not much of a carpet, either: more of a long doormat, scuffed and scored by hundreds of celebrity heels.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
• Marty Markowitz is his doormat, as well as his bank and his servant.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• The best doormats are made out of durable, easy-to-clean materials that hold up through the seasons.
  — Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2020
• Now’s probably a good time to add a doormat to your shopping cart, too.
  — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 8 Mar. 2023
• If adding the pattern to your full porch feels too busy, grab a smaller size and use it as a doormat to welcome guests in style.
  — Stephanie Perry, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021
• This friendly doormat is the perfect piece to add to your entryway for a pop of color and greet your guest in one fell swoop.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024