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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Each person appears more often alone or separated from others through curtain, doorway, or darkness.
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Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Queen Elizabeth gestures to Princess Anne who was entering the doorway.
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Second, the Cygnus spacecraft has a wider hatch, or doorway, connecting it with the space station.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
In a 6-minute sneak peek from A Big Bold Beautiful Journey shared exclusively with PEOPLE, the pair are in adventure mode, journeying via a time-traveling doorway.
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Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Queen Elizabeth gestures to Princess Anne who was entering the doorway.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2025
Second, the Cygnus spacecraft has a wider hatch, or doorway, connecting it with the space station.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
In a 6-minute sneak peek from A Big Bold Beautiful Journey shared exclusively with PEOPLE, the pair are in adventure mode, journeying via a time-traveling doorway.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 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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