doormat

Example Sentences

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A note the attackers left under his doormat read "No Data Centers."

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

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

I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

Libby comes in and removes her shoes on the doormat like she’s supposed to.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day