How to Use doorstep in a Sentence

doorstep

noun
  • We sat on the doorstep.
  • The police were at my doorstep.
  • And a great big loch at your doorstep.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
  • One such tool stands ready on our doorstep.
    — John Seng, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The work goes right up to his doorstep.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, the Frick is right on your doorstep.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The doorstep is a cold, dark place when the door gets slammed shut.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t overlook those on your doorstep.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • One leads to the other’s doorstep.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Get it before this deal turns away from your doorstep.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But this field is something more, a doorstep to a dream.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
  • So, chances are no one will be bringing heat to your doorstep.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The car shows up at their doorstep, saving them time and stress.
    — Summer Ballentine, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Most of these picks will arrive on your doorstep in two days or less.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • There, on the doorstep of my fourth-floor walkup, stood my father.
    — Mary Pflum Peterson, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
  • As if designed, the puck found him on the doorstep for the easy bury.
    — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • And here’s the virus back on our doorstep, nine toes across the threshold.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Mum would be in her dressing gown and the milk would still be on the doorstep.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • And their team is right there on the doorstep, battling for a wild-card spot.
    — Max Bultman, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
  • And the location keeps the city at your doorsteps.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Oregon has knocked on the doorstep in recent years.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The doorstep of a dynasty within her reach.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But trouble was never far from his doorstep.
    — Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Five turnovers, including two on the doorstep of the end zone.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The drugs arrived at his doorstep, no questions asked.
    — Christa Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Why does a man who writes of love, an artist who stands for peace, get shot down on his doorstep?
    — Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Sounds like big savings knocking on your doorstep.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
  • Plus, it can be delivered right to your doorstep in just a few weeks.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
  • But their hobby gets very real when a dead body turns up at the doorstep.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Cheers to the on-sale finds arriving at your doorstep in mere days!
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025

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