doormat
Example Sentences
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Then he transformed Indiana, a longtime Big Ten doormat, into a national championship contender.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Atlanta closed with a 1-1 draw against Eastern Conference doormat DC United that allowed Atlanta to avoid the bottom of the table.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
They learned to expect a knock at the door, a small plate of jelly left on the doormat.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025
Three things lay on the doormat: a postcard from Uncle Vernon’s sister Marge, who was vacationing on the Isle of Wight, a brown envelope that looked like a bill, and — a letter for Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
