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 wedged the can against the doorframe, so even if the door tried to shut on its own, the can would keep it propped open.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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