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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In the doorway at the back of the altar room that led to the kitchen, the household staff stood watching, bringing hot water for the lamas to drink during breaks.
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Investigators observed blood on the floor leading into the den doorway and on the floor in the den.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Both of the new drugs block the doorways on cells where certain neurokinins dock, which turns down their ability to stimulate the brain to cause hot flashes.
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Aytaç watched from his doorway.
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Investigators observed blood on the floor leading into the den doorway and on the floor in the den.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Both of the new drugs block the doorways on cells where certain neurokinins dock, which turns down their ability to stimulate the brain to cause hot flashes.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Aytaç watched from his doorway.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 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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