door knocker
Example Sentences
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When guests come calling, they’ll announce their arrival using her original door knocker: a metal kitchen trivet.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2019
Patton, a volunteer door knocker, is among thousands in an impressively regimented and precise operation that has been working the state for months.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2015
Self-service checkouts Microfluidics 2.0 Auto-Sensory Meridian Response videos Toast keys ravens door knocker Drivers in the San Francisco Bay area are experimenting with a new form of fuel.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2012
Photograph: Epics/Getty Images Durham sanctuary knocker, 12th centuryYes, it is a door knocker, but the monstrous leonine head cast in the 1100s is one of the most striking medieval sculptures in Britain.
From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2011
“Nicely phrased,” replied the eagle door knocker, and the door swung open.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
