1
: the opening that a door closes
especially
: an entrance into a building or room
2
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Examples of doorway in a Sentence
Please don't block the doorway.
She stepped through the doorway.
He stood in the doorway, wondering if he should go in.
Homeless people sleep in the doorways of the shops.
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Among the photos shared were shots of Kramer with her two eldest kids posing in the doorway of Bothwell Castle in Scotland.
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Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
Another picture shows Hockney’s dachshund resting his cinnamon brown head on an aqua green sofa, and another shows Hockney posing in a doorway of the Maharaja of Udaipur’s palace in the late ’70s.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 28 June 2024
Police found another man with a gunshot wound lying on the patio in an open doorway.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
Unique details abound in the living room, with curved ceilings, arched doorways and a French marble fireplace.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024
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Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
Another picture shows Hockney’s dachshund resting his cinnamon brown head on an aqua green sofa, and another shows Hockney posing in a doorway of the Maharaja of Udaipur’s palace in the late ’70s.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 28 June 2024
Police found another man with a gunshot wound lying on the patio in an open doorway.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
Unique details abound in the living room, with curved ceilings, arched doorways and a French marble fireplace.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024
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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorway. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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doorway
noun
door·way
-ˌwā 
1
: the opening or passage that a door closes
2
: a means of reaching or gaining something
the doorway to success
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