doorframe
Americannoun
noun
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The family scrambled beneath a doorframe, a time-worn strategy based on the belief, often mistaken, that doorways offer protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
In January 2021, Mr Bathers bumped into a doorframe and had trouble remembering names, a CT scan showed a mass on his brain.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
Think of the doorframe: There is a little plate on either side that holds a key piece that the plug sits on, and that plate has four fasteners on each side.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2024
As her students walk into her class at Whitehall each day, they pass a poster hung by the doorframe.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
He spun around to leave but paused in the doorframe.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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