at the door

idiom

: knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell
Is somebody at the door?

Examples of at the door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tickets are $45 per person online ($5 more at the door) and include food, soda and water. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024 Tickets are $10 available at the Senate Theater website or at the door. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024 There's an exclusive club in Washington, where politics is left at the door. Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 8 May 2024 Lunch is free for those who fill out a survey that will be handed out at the door. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2024 Gita’s Escape In the book, Gita and four other women from the camp escape their transport from Auschwitz to another camp and arrive at the door of a Polish family, who reluctantly take them in. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024 Workers have described only discovering their unemployment after being turned away by security at the door when their ID badges failed to work. William Gavin, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024 After not receiving an answer at the door, officers checked the grounds, a news release from Zionsville police stated. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024 In response to the commotion, the woman got up from the couch and checked who was at the door. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024

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“At the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20door. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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