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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He was encountered in a doorway to a residence.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
In the next scene, she is seen cutting a large board panel elsewhere in her home before she's later shown painting the edges of the cupboard's arched doorway.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Lauren Reed’s two young daughters, who are 6 and 3 years old, were in the doorway of her kitchen talking out a dispute about blocks that minutes before had ended in yelling and tears.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Archways are positioned to act as doorways, while varying the materials underfoot—gravel, flagstone, grass—delineates each space.
—Teresa Woodard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
In the next scene, she is seen cutting a large board panel elsewhere in her home before she's later shown painting the edges of the cupboard's arched doorway.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Lauren Reed’s two young daughters, who are 6 and 3 years old, were in the doorway of her kitchen talking out a dispute about blocks that minutes before had ended in yelling and tears.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Archways are positioned to act as doorways, while varying the materials underfoot—gravel, flagstone, grass—delineates each space.
—Teresa Woodard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorway
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“Doorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorway. Accessed 18 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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