Example Sentences

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But at the college level, the powerhouses typically remained the powerhouses while schools like Indiana were their doormats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Labour MP Liam Byrne, chair of the committee, said: "It's high time for the circus of recent weeks to end and for cheques to start landing on the doormats of innocent victims."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

Along with, say, People, Time and National Geographic, it has long lined the dentist offices, neighbors’ doormats and coffee tables of your life.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

The business offers potentially higher margins for Amazon than its main consumer business, as making a smaller number of bulk deliveries is cheaper, per unit, than getting millions of small parcels to individuals' doormats.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023

“They’re not doormats, but they know they’re up against kids who have had more resources. I’ve seen it. They feel intimidated sometimes, even by kids from Pennsbury.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove