doorstep

Example Sentences

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Mr. McCarthy arrives on his doorstep at what is clearly not an ideal moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Eleven years later they are facing the prospect of a major battery energy storage site on their doorstep in the countryside near Rothienorman.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Neutrality makes economic sense for Pakistan, which relies on oil and gas imports through the Strait of Hormuz and wants to avoid getting dragged into further conflict on its doorstep.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Not long afterward, federal agents appeared on his doorstep to question him in person.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

I sank on the wet doorstep: I groaned—I wrung my hands—I wept in utter anguish.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë