How to Use doorstep in a Sentence

doorstep

noun
  • We sat on the doorstep.
  • The police were at my doorstep.
  • Boxes of dates and prayer mats arrived on their doorstep, gifts from friends.
    Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Of course, this is also the perfect base from which to explore the beauty on your doorstep.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
  • While his family makes dinner and festive snacks, the young boy sneaks food and brings a dish to his neighbor's doorstep.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Many had come for the same reason, seeing in prayer some kind of insurance to protect them from the war now at their doorstep.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Keegan Ryan scored two of his three goals in the second, right on the doorstep, scooping loose ground balls in front of the cage.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Everything will arrive pre-portioned right to your doorstep (and for less dough with this Home Chef coupon).
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2024
  • And during three consecutive drives, the Trojans were left on the doorstep, forced to settle for field goals.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, relatives and your extended family might be camped on your doorstep.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Naukati’s residents now watch excavators and logging trucks clear large swaths of trees on their doorstep faster than ever before.
    Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The tentacles of Putin’s propaganda reach my doorstep in Venice Beach.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Now, anyone can get a decent immersion circulator shipped overnight to their doorstep for around $100.
    Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
  • That’s why City Plants has been giving out free trees to L.A. residents and delivering them to their doorstep.
    Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Camping cot: $40 Try this easy-to-fold camping cot from Amazon for a quick bedding solution that can be delivered to your doorstep.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The story follows the town doctor, Jack Troy, and his daughter, Ronnie, as they are unexpectedly left to care for a baby abandoned on a doorstep.
    Theara Coleman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • 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 | McOhen@al.com, 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
  • Of course, the outdoors are always right at your doorstep.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 May 2022
  • 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 | Nalvarez@al.com, 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

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