doorstep

Example Sentences

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Eleven years later they are facing the prospect of a major battery energy storage site on their doorstep in the countryside near Rothienorman.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Neutrality makes economic sense for Pakistan, which relies on oil and gas imports through the Strait of Hormuz and wants to avoid getting dragged into further conflict on its doorstep.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Not long afterward, federal agents appeared on his doorstep to question him in person.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

Now there are more than 2,000 lawsuits on the trade court’s doorstep from businesses suing to recoup what they paid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

I would fight for the doorstep rather than give it up, but I knew that my hunger and my fear were making me into another person altogether, a greedy and coldhearted person I despised.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan