doormat

Example Sentences

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A note the attackers left under his doormat read "No Data Centers."

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Depending on where you are reading this, your doormat may have been carpeted with colourful leaflets for weeks and your TV and social media feeds chocca with political promises.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

She’s instructing it to read subtle cues, helping steer it toward emotional intelligence so it won’t act like a bully or a doormat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Most humans would rather be a doormat than a battering ram, regardless of the urgency or circumstance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

I wanted to stop and look at them—the Bahrami Family Portrait Gallery—but instead, I kicked off my Vans on the doormat and followed Mamou down the hall that ran the length of the house.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram