1
: the opening that a door closes
especially
: an entrance into a building or room
2
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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And yet, there are our two twisted redstone doorways.
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ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
The man can be seen lying in the doorway as the crowd applauds.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Measuring Furniture and Doorways Another pre-move task that people often forget is measuring furniture and doorways.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
The victim, who NBC 26 reports was 60 years old, was identified in a criminal complaint cited by FOX 11 only by his initials, D.V.
Officers responding to the residence on Jan. 28 found D.V. on the ground at the doorway and his dog, named Benji, dead under a bed, per the complaint.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
The man can be seen lying in the doorway as the crowd applauds.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Measuring Furniture and Doorways Another pre-move task that people often forget is measuring furniture and doorways.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
The victim, who NBC 26 reports was 60 years old, was identified in a criminal complaint cited by FOX 11 only by his initials, D.V.
Officers responding to the residence on Jan. 28 found D.V. on the ground at the doorway and his dog, named Benji, dead under a bed, per the complaint.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorway. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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