doorpost

Example Sentences

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All 30 men who went to war from the East Yorkshire village gave John Hugill a coin he nailed to his doorpost below a horseshoe.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2017

One of its other common names is Coughwort and in Paris, the flowers used to be painted as a sign on the doorpost of an apothecary's shop.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2016

In fine, Baseball again is knocking at the Nation's doorpost.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, unbelievably, was Nathaniel Eaton, the captain’s son, leaning easily against the doorpost, with that well-remembered mocking smile in his blue eyes.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

As I approached the Eolian, I saw Deoch lounging against the doorpost, walking a coin across the back knuckles of his hand.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss