stoop

Example Sentences

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Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

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

It’s the same way I feel about our neighborhoods’ stoop culture, where people leave out unwanted items neatly stacked on their stairs.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025

He leans against the stoop of a building across the street and down the block from Tom Arlen's place.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon