1
: the opening that a door closes
especially
: an entrance into a building or room
2
Examples of doorway in a Sentence
Please don't block the doorway.
She stepped through the doorway.
He stood in the doorway, wondering if he should go in.
Homeless people sleep in the doorways of the shops.
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Simon Says This little eatery is accessed via a doorway in the center of town that leads to an open-air oasis built around trees and hanging plants.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
That was sort of my language into him, some doorway into him.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
According to another video, the tiles were found on the day the poster was adding a new doorway to their hallway.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
These are now vulnerable, as Ukrainian fiber FPVs infiltrate through windows, doorways and other openings to destroy hiding vehicles.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
That was sort of my language into him, some doorway into him.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
According to another video, the tiles were found on the day the poster was adding a new doorway to their hallway.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
These are now vulnerable, as Ukrainian fiber FPVs infiltrate through windows, doorways and other openings to destroy hiding vehicles.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorway
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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorway. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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doorway
noun
door·way
-ˌwā 
1
: the opening or passage that a door closes
2
: a means of reaching or gaining something
the doorway to success
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