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
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