doorway

Example Sentences

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A great song offers pleasure, but a great album – no skips – is a doorway.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

She uses a shared toilet and shower, and has taped a foam board across the bottom of her doorway to keep out rats and cockroaches.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Jazz music drifts into the night from an open doorway guarded by a resolute figure in a black suit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

New footage released by prosecutors shows the four chaotic seconds when a gunman burst from a hotel doorway and charged through a security checkpoint as President Donald Trump was attending a press gala.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But then I don’t know what would have come next because Mr. Andrews appears behind her in the doorway, knocking awkwardly, asking, “Is everybody decent in there?” even though it’s not “everybody,” it’s only me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse