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

A possible opportunity: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 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

Shailene Woodley, who plays author Gia in “Three Women” — a stand-in for Taddeo — was impressed by how Gilpin gave agency to Lina, who could easily have come across as a doormat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 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