How to Use inside the door in a Sentence

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  • Just inside the door, some earphones with a long cord lay on the floor.
    Cnn Staff, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022
  • But new stairs were added just inside the door, leading up to the first porch.
    New York Times, 24 July 2021
  • Just inside the door is a chalkboard with the girls’ assignments.
    Anthony J. Wallace | Cronkite News, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Jennifer built a small bench just inside the door for putting on or taking off shoes.
    Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2022
  • Her body lay twisted, half inside the door, more than a month later.
    New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Its massive head hung from a beam just inside the door, the antlers extending the width of the entryway.
    Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2021
  • Ava’s bedroom was just inside the door Mr. Justin blasted open.
    New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022
  • When they're done, everything packs away and stores neatly inside the door.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 12 Nov. 2022
  • There’s often one right inside the door at grocery stores or places like Walmart.
    Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2020
  • There's also two removable shelves in the main storage area and a can dispenser inside the door.
    Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2022
  • These B cells are a little like bouncers standing inside the door of your local bar.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Not long after the kids arrive home, Lee, out on the front porch, notices Grace standing just inside the door and invites her out for a chat.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Hang a towel rack inside the door and use adhesive hooks to hang a bottle brush nearby.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Implement a no-shoes policy and use an indoor mat to catch footwear right inside the door.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2021
  • In a 2018 visit, the most prominent display inside the door was not a ziggurat of new releases, but a bin of wool socks and scarves.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Just inside the door, a small table with a beer bottle, a water bottle and a receipt on it appeared undisturbed.
    Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021
  • Just inside the door was the bottom half of a huge sculpture based on a West African D’mba ritual mask, the kind that rests on the wearer’s shoulders and rises to an imposing height.
    The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Still, there was a brand-new pair of snake boots standing inside the door, a late Christmas present to himself, and Davis would make sure to lace them securely before striking out toward the pines.
    Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 16 Nov. 2020
  • There’s a thermometer mounted at eye level just inside the door to take your temperature.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 30 July 2020
  • After several minutes, Villarreal took out his Taser and reached inside the door in an attempt to shock Eric.
    Emilie Eaton, ExpressNews.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • After several minutes, Villarreal took out his Taser and reached inside the door in an attempt to shock Wilson.
    Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Joggers, strolling families and people walking dogs flow past diners sitting at sidewalk tables or waiting their turn at the host stand just inside the door.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Dwarfed by her vast office in the massive concrete-and-glass Chancellery, Merkel works at an ordinary writing table just inside the door, preferring it to the thirteen-foot black slab that Schröder installed at the far end of the room.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • And standing sentinel inside the door was a silver metal absentee ballot drop box that the county no longer can deploy because of the new state law restricting its use.
    Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Just inside the door at Signature Pieces Boutique, a clothing and homeware shop in Hyattsville, shoppers are asked to sanitize their hands before looking around.
    Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Last week, Board Director Anthony Perlatti reported an average wait time of 15 to 20 minutes once voters made it inside the door of the board of elections.
    Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2020
  • At a cluster of tables inside the door, where takeout and delivery orders are picked up, Daniela Rodriguez stood folding cardboard takeout containers.
    Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2020

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