How to Use doorstep in a Sentence

doorstep

noun

• We sat on the doorstep.
• The police were at my doorstep.
• My boss left three 12-packs of Tab on the doorstep for me.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 Aug. 2022
• Mum would be in her dressing gown and the milk would still be on the doorstep.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
• The 10-year-old and 6-year-old got out of the car, rang the doorbell and left the bag of candy on the doorstep.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• That’s the size of the box from Amazon sitting on your doorstep.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2023
• There, on the doorstep of my fourth-floor walkup, stood my father.
  — Mary Pflum Peterson, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
• That’s two first-half drives right on the doorstep of the endzone and three total points.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• The next day a package was waiting for me on my doorstep.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
• So, chances are no one will be bringing heat to your doorstep.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2023
• Just leave the return on your doorstep and wait for the refund to arrive.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
• Why does a man who writes of love, an artist who stands for peace, get shot down on his doorstep?
  — Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022
• Most of these picks will arrive on your doorstep in two days or less.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
• And that didn’t stop on the doorstep of her final time pitching for the Crimson Tide.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 3 June 2023
• The Irish were right at the doorstep when the Knights forced two fumbles on the same play and recovered it at the goal line.
  — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• Many Israelis have preferred to avert their gaze from the rage at their doorstep.
  — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• Water climbed over the doorsteps and into around 200 homes.
  — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
• The game was tied at 1 when Vinni Lettieri set up Foligno right on the doorstep for the tap-in goal.
  — Jay Cohen, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
• This easy punch-needle project adds a welcome boost of style to your doorstep.
  — Amber Wagner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Save her a trip to the store by delivering must-haves to her doorstep.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
• Pills can land at someone’s doorstep in a matter of days.
  — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2023
• Hell’s Kitchen doorstep the next day, traumatized and needing a place to crash.
  — Christina Ray Stanton, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
• After a seven-minute wait (and a $14 charge), Fazal Khan and his black Prius rolled up to my doorstep.
  — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022
• Meals arrive at your doorstep full-prepared and ready to eat.
  — Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
• The company will ship it right to their doorstep on your behalf.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2023
• The Grizzlies lead 51-42 as coach Joe Ortiz is on the doorstep of his ninth title game.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024
• The brothers were killed instantly; the man at the woman’s doorstep was hit in the ear and cheek but survived.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2023
• Oh, and the ghostly version of Benji who shows up on her doorstep.
  — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022
• Some further internet sleuthing brings Billy to Agatha’s doorstep, where the show recreates the events from the first episode from Billy’s point of view.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
• Be wary of personal solicitations on your doorstep or over the phone.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024