doorway
noun
the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., commonly closed and opened by a door; portal.
doorways
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pluralof doorway.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Andy Burnham's "national drive" to stop people living in tents or shop doorways will include offering them "a route off the streets by Christmas".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
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
But many of their homes aren’t suitable for aging because of stairs, bathtubs, narrow doorways and slippery tile floors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The room was overflowing—people along walls, in doorways.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
She’d been so agitated by the visions in the doorways that she must have summoned every bit of silver in the surrounding countryside.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
