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

These festive stoop setups are the product of a new seasonal micro-economy: pumpkin entrepreneurs and porch stylists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Regina George would never stoop to such lame material.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

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

I didn't see the first shot, 'cause we were cozying up on the stoop there like normal, but I saw the second one.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon