doorstep
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
It’s a career-making night in New York City that puts an American on the doorstep of a long-awaited title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Tourists hauled their suitcases over the doorstep into the fray, fresh off a flight or rushing to make one, if only they could get one last chicken finger first.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
“El Niño is not just on our doorstep — it is inside the house and turning up the heat. And this is only a warmup act,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Then Lily realised there was a clinic practically on her doorstep - at a location she hadn't expected.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
When I get home, Ollie is waiting on the doorstep of my building.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
Across the world, policymakers living the real-world impact of a war on their doorsteps took a much more sober view of developments.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Then powered by a glazed doughnut and extra-large energy drink, he zips around driveways in northern New Jersey and nearby New York, ringing doorbells, photographing doorsteps and hauling away the physical aftermath of holiday optimism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
Wild London, coming late in such a revered canon of nature documentaries, is Sir David's way of nudging us to marvel at the nature on our doorsteps, amidst the frenzy of daily life.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
The group has put child care workers who are not leaving their homes in touch with an organization called Food Justice DMV that is delivering meals to their doorsteps.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
My mother will turn up on their doorsteps, wearing slacks, carrying a bouquet of weeds, incongruous.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
