How to Use door in a Sentence

door

noun
  • He stood at the door.
  • I heard a knock on the door.
  • Please don't block the door.
  • I peeked through the open door.
  • Gates and doors were used as goals.
    — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
  • That’s what gets him in the door.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
  • Yeah, there’s some doors in and out.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Fall wreaths aren't just for the front door.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The back door flung open, then thwacked shut.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The door has been opened, that much is true.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the wolf has rarely been this close to the door.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And don't leave your sense of style at the back door.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • As the door rolled shut, Shane slid in.
    — John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But Monk didn’t let the door stay open.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The door of Jones’s gun safe was open.
    — Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The front door is marked by a Banksy poster.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
  • As for your cane, there’s a place for that at the door.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 May 2026
  • The servers could walk right up to the door and ring the bell.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023
  • There is a knock at the office door.
    — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Lupe opens the car door and pauses.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The person then fled out the back door.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton march 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The tracks on your windows and doors.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Add a pop of color to your front door.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This lady just tried to break down my door.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In the hallway, the door was still jammed.
    — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Very few have found the door marked exit.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Roaches were seen near the kitchen door.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The answer starts right at your front door.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Once that happened, the door opened.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • So, open your door, open your windows.
    — Charlie Dektar, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026

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