How to Use doorknob in a Sentence

doorknob

noun
  • There was one girl who licked doorknobs.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • An old doorknob finds new life as a fall vase.
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Add gold dragées for doorknobs.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Add gold dragées for doorknobs, then let dry for about an hour.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Think of doorknobs and light switches in your home.
    — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • What are the best doorknob covers to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Now, hold the wire with one hand and grab the doorknob with other.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Now, hold the wire with one hand and grab the doorknob with the other.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Clean high-touch surfaces like toys, doorknobs, and phones.
    — Adrienne Farr, Parents, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Aim for a spot just above the doorknob, which is the weakest point on the door.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Police found pry marks on a rear door and a doorknob broken off.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Hanging toiletry bags have a loop or hook to hang on doorknobs or racks.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Which doorknob covers are best?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe even change out the doorknobs and other hardware to make the house shine.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • The virus can also live on surfaces such as doorknobs for about the same amount of time.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN, 23 Jan. 2024
  • How long can the virus survive on a hard surface, like a doorknob, or in the air?
    — Author: Melissa Healy, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2020
  • The garage was locked and $20 in damage was caused to the doorknob to break in.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2017
  • If there was a window open, the cord would snake into the house and get hooked on a doorknob.
    — Star Tribune, 28 May 2021
  • Talk to us parents about a code like hanging a sock on the bedroom doorknob.
    — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Oct. 2019
  • There was for me a sharpness to the doorknob, to the everyday.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Items like remotes, light switches and doorknobs can carry a lot of germs.
    — Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • For days, residents woke up to find the fliers hanging from their doorknobs.
    — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Slide the doorknob with the extended center in and through the latch.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • For a touch more pizazz, the client swapped in an octagonal doorknob of chunky green glass.
    — Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022
  • She was seated on the floor with a luggage strap looped around her neck and tied to a closet doorknob.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Your toothbrush and high-touch areas like faucets and doorknobs should be cleaned daily.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
  • Sharing is why part of his doorknob collection is in a small glass case right at the front of the store.
    — Jennifer Kornegay, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2014
  • Sharing is why part of his doorknob collection is in a small glass case right at the front of the store.
    — Jennifer Kornegay, Southern Living, 11 July 2017
  • While the most common way is via knobs and pulls, there are also doorknobs, latches, and hinges.
    — Chantal Lamers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2023
  • But what about things that are not super hot, like a potato or your favorite pair of shoes or a doorknob?
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023

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