How to Use doorstep in a Sentence
doorstep
noun
- We sat on the doorstep.
- The police were at my doorstep.
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Now it’s in the Caribbean and on the doorstep of the US.
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Maryn McKenna,
Wired,
12 Oct. 2021
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My boss left three 12-packs of Tab on the doorstep for me.
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Ali Francis,
Bon Appétit,
23 Aug. 2022
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As if designed, the puck found him on the doorstep for the easy bury.
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Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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And here’s the virus back on our doorstep, nine toes across the threshold.
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Paul Daugherty,
The Enquirer,
19 Dec. 2021
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Mum would be in her dressing gown and the milk would still be on the doorstep.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
Peoplemag,
8 Jan. 2024
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The 10-year-old and 6-year-old got out of the car, rang the doorbell and left the bag of candy on the doorstep.
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Justine McDaniel,
Washington Post,
1 Nov. 2023
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That’s the size of the box from Amazon sitting on your doorstep.
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Lori Nickel,
Journal Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2023
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All my meals for the week arrived on my doorstep in one box.
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Barbara Bellesi Zito,
Health.com,
5 Oct. 2021
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And their team is right there on the doorstep, battling for a wild-card spot.
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Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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There, on the doorstep of my fourth-floor walkup, stood my father.
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Mary Pflum Peterson,
BostonGlobe.com,
27 Jan. 2023
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That's how the case ended on the doorstep of the nation's highest court.
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Tim Evans,
The Indianapolis Star,
14 Jan. 2022
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That’s two first-half drives right on the doorstep of the endzone and three total points.
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Matt Cohen | [email protected],
al,
17 Sep. 2023
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Have a neighbor knock and leave the letter on your doorstep.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2024
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The next day a package was waiting for me on my doorstep.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 July 2022
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So, chances are no one will be bringing heat to your doorstep.
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Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2023
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To show up at the doorstep of her basement apartment, to spend a night, two nights, a week.
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Rebecca Makkai,
Harper's Magazine,
17 Aug. 2021
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Rob was back on her doorstep at 6:30 the next morning, ringing the bell again and again.
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Meg Kissinger,
jsonline.com,
31 Aug. 2021
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Just leave the return on your doorstep and wait for the refund to arrive.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
20 Mar. 2023
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Of course, the outdoors are always right at your doorstep.
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Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
17 May 2022
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Why does a man who writes of love, an artist who stands for peace, get shot down on his doorstep?
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Jann S. Wenner,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2022
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Most of these picks will arrive on your doorstep in two days or less.
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Alyssa Gautieri,
Good Housekeeping,
26 Jan. 2023
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And that didn’t stop on the doorstep of her final time pitching for the Crimson Tide.
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Nick Alvarez | [email protected],
al,
3 June 2023
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The Irish were right at the doorstep when the Knights forced two fumbles on the same play and recovered it at the goal line.
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Jonathan X. Simmons,
cleveland,
7 Oct. 2022
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Many Israelis have preferred to avert their gaze from the rage at their doorstep.
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Roger Cohen,
New York Times,
20 Nov. 2023
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Water climbed over the doorsteps and into around 200 homes.
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Elena Santa Cruz,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Aug. 2023
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The game was tied at 1 when Vinni Lettieri set up Foligno right on the doorstep for the tap-in goal.
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Jay Cohen,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2024
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Offline, thieves pose as couriers, using fake uniforms or IDs to grab packages mid-route or steal them from doorsteps.
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Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Keep in mind: Amazon Prime Members and nonmembers alike can save big, but only members can get their goods to their doorstep with free two-day shipping.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
27 Mar. 2025
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