: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door-to-door salespeople
a door-to-door canvass
door-to-door adverb

Examples of door-to-door in a Sentence

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For weather or safety reasons, some communities may designate another evening for costumed kids to go door-to-door. Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025 In some circumstances, cultural restrictions or security challenges limit women’s ability to take part in public-facing health activities such as door-to-door vaccination efforts. Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025 This question came up earlier this summer when a lawsuit revealed door-to-door sales companies in Wisconsin were recording conversations with customers to use in trainings. Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025 Saturday, as Martin went door-to-door on the 11000 block of Ettrick Street, sources said. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for door-to-door

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of door-to-door was in 1902

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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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door-to-door

adjective
ˌdōrt-ə-ˈdō(ə)r,
ˌdȯrt-ə-ˈdȯ(ə)r
: being or making a call (as to sell something) at every house in an area
door-to-door adverb
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