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doorknob

[dawr-nob, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌnɒb, ˈdoʊr- /


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“Also”—she stops, her hand on the doorknob—“Ana Lopez is a nice girl.”

From Literature

The shop—Birdie’s Tea Shoppe—even has a pink glass doorknob on its pink door.

From Literature

The moment her hand touched the surface, bright silver lines emerged in the dark, weaving and curling around each other until they formed the outline of a doorknob, inches from where her hand rested.

From Literature

A company was hired to perform a deep clean of the school’s classrooms, doorknobs and kitchen equipment.

From Los Angeles Times

Each one is accented with diamond-encrusted doorknobs and serves as storage for multiple trinkets, mementos, and collector’s items.

From Literature