doorknob

Example Sentences

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He jostled the doorknob but it was locked.

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She stretched her arm up, barely able to reach the doorknob.

From Literature

He blinked and sat up, slipped his feet into his slippers, took the skunk sling from the doorknob where he’d hung it the night before, and went into the living room.

From Literature

“Germ duty. Clean off every doorknob, every hall rail, every place a person might touch in the building.”

From Literature

Instead of a doorknob, it has a large metal hasp with a hefty padlock.

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