Examples of doorstep in a Sentence
We sat on the doorstep.
The police were at my doorstep.
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Wearing a polo shirt tucked into shorts and a medical face mask, Anthony arrived in San Diego at his grandparents’ doorstep with a clipboard and package in hand.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 27 July 2025
Trump’s visit is a remarkable symbolic move on that independence, bringing his drumbeat of criticism over Powell’s refusal to lower interest rates right to the chairman’s doorstep.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The Arlo Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) is completely wireless, super easy to install, and gives you a crystal-clear view of your doorstep.
—PC Magazine, 22 July 2025
As the term suggests, swatting is a fake call to emergency services designed to bring Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams or heavily armed police to someone’s doorstep, despite a lack of any emergency.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 27 July 2025
Trump’s visit is a remarkable symbolic move on that independence, bringing his drumbeat of criticism over Powell’s refusal to lower interest rates right to the chairman’s doorstep.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The Arlo Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) is completely wireless, super easy to install, and gives you a crystal-clear view of your doorstep.
—PC Magazine, 22 July 2025
As the term suggests, swatting is a fake call to emergency services designed to bring Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams or heavily armed police to someone’s doorstep, despite a lack of any emergency.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2025
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“Doorstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstep. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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doorstep
noun
door·step
-ˌstep 
: a step or series of steps before an outer door
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