doormat
Example Sentences
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Depending on where you are reading this, your doormat may have been carpeted with colourful leaflets for weeks and your TV and social media feeds chocca with political promises.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Then he transformed Indiana, a longtime Big Ten doormat, into a national championship contender.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Most humans would rather be a doormat than a battering ram, regardless of the urgency or circumstance.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
A possible opportunity: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025
I can’t explain this, except to remind you that I lived with a bully and a doormat.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
