How to Use doormat in a Sentence

doormat

noun
  • She was tired of being a doormat and decided it was time to stand up for herself.
  • What is the best doormat to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Congress does not need to be a doormat.
    — Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
  • No way this year’s defense is a doormat.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t be a doormat, but do be patient.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Beat or hose down doormats and outdoor rugs.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Want a unique doormat that both greets your guests and says goodbye?
    — Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2021
  • There are scratch marks on your apartment door and pee on your doormat.
    — Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Here are some ideas, from stylish slip-on sneakers to a home plate doormat.
    — chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The cats have left one now and then on our doormat, but those rats are dead as dead can be.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
  • One easy way to get rid of dust is by adding doormats at your home’s entry points.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • One easy way to get rid of dust is by adding doormats at your home’s entry points.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This doormat is the first thing guests see when entering your home.
    — Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2017
  • This doormat is the first thing guests see when entering your home.
    — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • Mid-range doormats can cost $25 to $50.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Neither one was a doormat; neither one was a saint.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That's why Hill likes to run cords along porch trim or under doormats.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Bears fans scooped up drink coasters and even doormats made of the plastic grass.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Layer a doormat, add a winter-hardy plant or swap in warmer light bulbs.
    — Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Bears fans scooped up drink coasters and even doormats made of the plastic grass.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Others play pie-in-the-face with doormat-sized hunks of upturned sod.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 25 July 2022
  • This doormat is great for getting my paws ready to wipe on the real mat, which is the wall!
    — Broti Gupta, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The doormats are first-come, first-served; 50 mats will be released each day.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
  • In the video, the black and white doormat looked miniscule as it was draped over the huge cardboard box.
    — Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Marty Markowitz is his doormat, as well as his bank and his servant.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Now’s probably a good time to add a doormat to your shopping cart, too.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 8 Mar. 2023
  • This fun doormat is made of coir, a dense and durable fiber, and has a vinyl back that prevents movement.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There’s an American flag out front and a stylish gray doormat at the door.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Now he’ll be remembered as the doormat on which a rising young star wiped her shoes.
    — Francis Wilkinson, The Denver Post, 23 July 2020
  • From fresh-smelling candles to a new doormat, these home decor items are a surefire way to make your space anew.
    — Liv Birdsall, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2021

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