doorknob

Example Sentences

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They don’t know where or how to grasp a doorknob, handle or door edge or how much pulling, pushing or twisting force to apply.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Few signs of forced entry were visible on Sunday at the singer's home apart from a broken doorknob, an AFP journalist observed.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

I could almost hear the click of the doorknob.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

"I turn my hearing aids off, deaf as a doorknob, tune everything out, it's really joyful."

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

I put a chair beneath the bedroom doorknob, too, turn down the lamp, and bring another to the bed to sit beside Max.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron