stoop
Example Sentences
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We occasionally throw stoop parties that draw neighbors and strangers—a “free beer” sign and lawn chairs in our driveway won us new friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Some variations that excite me: Tuesday tea on the stoop.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026
Soon they’d been talking for nearly half an hour, standing out in the chill on the man’s stoop.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
Playing ‘Spies Among Us’ makes L.A.’s Little Tokyo neighborhood come alive — every location, sidewalk and stoop is potentially part of the story.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025
At my building I sit on the stoop and catch my breath, waiting before I have to climb the broke-down stairs and walk hallways smelling like two-day-old garbage and fried onions.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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