How To Use Doorstep In A Sentence

A Langley, B.C., family, who had SWAT members show up on their doorstep due to a false 911 call, appear to have become pioneer Canadian victims of an Internet phenomenon known as swatting. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
The mobile service is designed to bring the marriage bureau to the doorstep of the customer.
It has stunning views down the River Necker and was on the doorstep of easily accessible attractions.
As someone standing on the doorstep looking for a good reason to enter the 'club', swatter is now gone. Sound Politics: King County GOP election results
We are privileged to have internationally important fish stocks on our doorstep, including salmon in the River Kent, and rare species such as char and schelly in the nearby lakes.

I have to confess, this is not my first case of doorstepping. Times, Sunday Times
The 63-year-old had not seen her estranged son for years until he turned up out of the blue on her doorstep. The Sun
The coalition document did not mention either doorstep lending or payday loans, where borrowers can be charged as much as 2,000 per cent. Times, Sunday Times
Words are dumped by the gigabyte on our doorstep daily. Christianity Today
The reporters really were doorstepping the Prime Minister as he made his way to the palace to resign.
And I was cutting the cheddar into pretty thick slices figuring I would make a proper doorstep sandwich and maybe smear some Branston pickle on the cheese, yeah?
A slow descent into a long and murky winter; on my doorstep, the colourful leaves on the trees withered and fell, and there was no spring.
It was gloomy and old - fashioned, having low dark shops and dark green house doors with brass knockers, and yellow-ochred doorsteps projecting on to the pavement; then another old shop whose small window looked like a cunning, half-shut eye. Sons and Lovers
The man on the doorstep had a camera dangling round his neck and was wearing a soft trilby hat - the kind that George Raft used to wear.
Best of all, our new offices in London put all that expertise right on your doorstep.
Despite John's objections to psychological explanations, the mother functions as the sexualized prize and arbiter in this fraternal rivalry when the brothers come to blows on her doorstep.
Every day is different, but a typical spread might include soup served with chunks of wholemeal, a savoury Danish (a whorl of dough stuffed with pesto, tapenade, spinach and goats cheese), Dorset rarebit (with cider) or rustic open sandwiches (doorsteps of sourdough piled with hummus and salad) – all at £5.75. West Dorset's top 10 budget eats
The one who had been sitting on the doorstep feigning indifference while glancing sideways at us. Times, Sunday Times
The press camping on my parents doorstep was a bit of a novelty for them.
For many of the intervening months our doorstep has been home to a large blue cooler box borrowed from my neighbour Annie. Times, Sunday Times
To think that a bad review could result in an incensed author and their posse showing up on my doorstep is pretty damn creepy - online stalking and harassment is equally creepy in my mind. I'm Not Saying I Condone It, But I Understand
The buyout is an ignominious end for a business that once employed 30,000 people and was synonymous with doorstep deliveries of milk. Times, Sunday Times
From Tuesday, starting in Sedgley Park, Bury Council has launched its new phase of doorstep recycling which involves collecting residual waste which is not recyclable on an alternate weekly rota.
That has forced more people with bad debts or county court judgments against them to borrow from doorstep lenders. Times, Sunday Times
Campaigners agreed that there was little enthusiasm on the doorstep. Times, Sunday Times
Aunt Temperance!" called out Aubrey from the doorstep, "you shall have my horse, if you will; I am going in the caroche. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot
So I bombed out of the office, jumped into a cab and whizzed home, to find two burly men in overalls on the doorstep.
a feed from Naslund under the crossbar from the doorstep for his third two-goal game of the season and the fifth of his career. NHL - National Hockey League - N.Y. Islanders vs. Vancouver
Ideally there should be easy access between the kitchen and the doorstep or main entrance of the house.
It was a great hunk of meat, nice and bloody in the middle, between two massive doorsteps of batch loaf.
Don't complain about the snow on your neighbour's roof when your own doorstep is unclean. Confucius
Perhaps a better idea would be to ban individual suppliers from doorstep selling for certain periods. Times, Sunday Times
What will she do if they suddenly discover her, camp on her doorstep, pelt her with intrusive questions? Times, Sunday Times
Lord Lane said: Oppression does not stand on the doorstep with a toothbrush moustache and a swastika armband.
Most do too much while Ejiofor just purses his lips minimally to make you realise He Knows that his verbose, pencil-fetishising line manager is a jerk, that the hack who doorstepped his wife is scum, that justice must be done even in the case of a murdered unlamented drug baron etc. TV review: The Shadow Line and Psychoville
Flat cap in hand, the foreign secretary strides from doorstep to corner shop, greeting many voters by name and asking after their fathers.
The first thing I did the morning after returning home to Fredrikstad one hour south of Oslo was to go down to the AUF office and lay some roses on the doorstep. Utøya shootings: 'Our son texted us – I love you. I don't think I'll see you again'
And there was this thing called doorstepping. Times, Sunday Times
The hotel also has its own marina and a beach on its doorstep. The Sun
You read an article in a newspaper and you think, ‘Oh my gosh, a boy's been beaten up,’ but you never for one second think it's going to be on your own doorstep.
Similarly, as soon as I crossed the doorstep, the June hordes of bloodsucking blackflies and horseflies left off their hot pursuit.
They were doorstepping the author's 82-year-old mother in an attempt to unearth more revelations.
But what about buying a home on the doorstep? Times, Sunday Times
Comments bacon at your doorstep - brilliant. but the kicker is all the cool bacon swag you get, too ... Fry It Up in a Pan
A couple of teenagers were kissing and cuddling on the doorstep.
We knew that the canisters of sweet tea and boxes of doorstep sandwiches would soon be on their way.
Soon, gris-gris in the form of roosters' heads began to appear on his doorstep.
We've seen him being doorstepped in his baseball cap, taking his constitutional in Hyde Park, accompanied by his solicitous trainer, pursued by a brute from the Mirror. Hugh Muir's diary
Now it seems issues can start in the sticks and land on Westminster's doorstep, fully formed.
The day she had her second IUI procedure, a package arrived on our doorstep for me, filled with several different fertility medications. Times Two
A lot of the surrounding countryside has been classified as National Park, and is great amenity to have on the doorstep.
By first thing the following morning, the tabloids were doorstepping his mum's house in Bow, east London.
Some of us decided that we would ourselves try to discourage larrikins, at least those of them who appeared on our own doorsteps.
For many of the intervening months our doorstep has been home to a large blue cooler box borrowed from my neighbour Annie. Times, Sunday Times
They are expected to cite the fear that shipping wine from California to a consumer's doorstep will boost underage drinking.
But one particular species had the expert twitcher frantically flicking through the ornithology books when it was delivered to his doorstep this week.
Milk bottles on doorsteps can be tampered with. The Sun
The campaign, organised by Lechlade farmer Charles Mann, will involve canvassing voters on doorsteps, distributing leaflets and putting up Tory posters.
With the cold weather on the doorstep, it could be time to start planning a road trip just to make sure that the variegated fritillaries down south are ok.
On the doorstep are canoeing and a medieval castle, as well as bookshops galore and an ice-cream parlour. Times, Sunday Times
With its river beds, attractive hill ridges and stunning mountains, it provides city dwellers access to nature right on their doorstep.
It made me sad reading about that woman, to be driven to such a measure is indicative of how bad it actually is in some areas, but you have to admit, co-ercing a spacker to 'lift her nightie up' is up there with knock a door run and theiving bottles of milk off doorsteps .. not everyday for months/years on end. if it was your daughter? or is it ok because she was disabled? doesn't matter now though does it? they are both dead. only a harmless bit of fun. discuss? was gonna suggest your user name should be 'benni' 77, but i'd lose the moral high ground Army Rumour Service
The legalities of the situation didn't prevent the tabloid doorstepping his distraught mother and naming the housing estate where his parents live.
And so the old proprietor sighingly departed, leaving the new one smiling on the doorstep. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860
You need a loaf of fresh bread, a doorstep of cheese that you could stand on to clean the ceiling with and a few spicy pickled onions with this beer!
Those wishing to study urban development have a ready-made example on their doorstep.
It would have been a mockery of the British way of life to stand by and let a man like him terrorise me on my own doorstep.
It's in peak condition and with a facility like this on our own doorstep, it would be a pity not to use it.
The 63-year-old had not seen her estranged son for years until he turned up out of the blue on her doorstep. The Sun
Humanitarian disasters looming on the doorstep of the US will propel more migration northwards. Times, Sunday Times
He then progressed to sitting outside on the back doorstep, sniffing the air and surveying the territory.
From soaring aqueducts, deep tunnels and locks, to weathered stone showing signs of towing lines, some well-known, others not, the network offers visitors an evolving museum on their doorsteps.
The dogs are on their doorstep, why should they want to know the state of the kennels ? THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
Understandably there is some embellishment in how both sides present themselves, but imagine Peter's shock when a loud, sassy ex-con turns up on his doorstep one day instead of the leggy blonde he was expecting.
Overnight, a group of residents formed a human barricade, turning away dozens of lorries trying to deposit hundreds of tonnes of hard core on their doorsteps. Times, Sunday Times
The doorstep moneylender today reported 2002 pre-tax profits of £182m, up 7%, to continue its great run of form.
She was close to collapse but noted that the young, smartly dressed woman on her doorstep didn't physically help her.
He complained about being constantly doorstepped by the press.
Two months earlier the army defused a blast incendiary bomb on the doorstep. Times, Sunday Times
Father worn out from the beating he had administered, sat on the doorstep smoking his pipe.
From the doorsteps, some misbegotten mutts might cast a malevolent but lazy eye toward us.
Cruel doorstep cheats who prey on elderly people claim the number one spot on a damning ‘top five’ list of the worst swindlers, conmen and thieves.
Wow! You've got the beach right on your doorstep !
This has been as much a part of British life as the cup of tea cooled by the doorstep pinta.
The man on the doorstep had the bulky upper torso of a weightlifter. THE LAST TEMPTATION
Fortunately, a more efficient system is finally on the doorstep of America's most stubborn, foot-dragging, reactionary sector—government at the local, state and especially federal levels—and its officially authorized, customer-hating agents, the Democrats and Republicans. Death of the Duopoly
He would be well advised not to look so grumpy when he's being doorstepped. Damp Squib
She is suitably horrified when her childhood friend turns up on her doorstep looking to relive old times - and borrow a bit of cash.
The British public's fascination with exotic animals is giving the RSPCA problems ranging from a tank full of terrapins dumped on a doorstep in Rotherham to a Burmese python abandoned in a back yard in Bradford.
A vibrant nightlife, cosmopolitan restaurants and beautiful scenery on its doorstep keep people coming back for more. The Sun
From a dark courtyard came a sound of oaths and blows, followed by shrill screams, and, huddled upon a damp doorstep, he saw the crook-backed forms of poverty and eld.
Easily Accessible: The surrounding scenery is quite beautiful with a thick pine forest right on your doorstep.
When I got downstairs, a prosperous-looking yuppie was waiting on our doorstep. DEAD BEAT
When I got downstairs, a prosperous-looking yuppie was waiting on our doorstep. DEAD BEAT
A more efficient system is on the doorstep of our most stubborn, foot-dragging sector: government. Death of the Duopoly
It has lobbied against proposals to toughen the law on cold calling and doorstep selling.
I was getting a bit annoyed, knowing that he would turn up on the doorstep drunk and argumentative and I could think of a million and one things I would rather do than skirmish with a drunkard.
Don't leave him standing on the doorstep, ask him in!
But gone are the days when fresh milk was served at our doorstep with the milkman's knock at the door waking us up everyday.
Rob was still poised uncertainly on the doorstep, held at bay either by Kim's urgent stare or Bill's bullhorn.
Some fans had turned up on her doorstep and she was swamped with autograph requests. The Sun
If not, it will only be a matter of time before there are gangland killings on our doorstep.
It's easy to be concerned with problems across the other side of the world and not see the poverty and unhappiness on your own doorstep.
One local said: 'We are shellshocked to have a murder on the doorstep. The Sun
In his defence though, he did say that strong winds could cause problems, and that there was a vicious looking low on our doorstep.
The Government has pledged to crack down on unscrupulous doorstep salesmen who swindle vulnerable pensioners out of thousands of pounds.
The only problem I've found is the courier service they use - who are fond of leaving packages on your doorstep when nobody is home.
To have that available right on our doorstep is hugely beneficial. Times, Sunday Times
To his mortification, his parents would invite doorstepping news hounds into their home for a cup of tea. Times, Sunday Times
She pledged that, as promised on the doorsteps, during the canvass, she would now be going back to talk to people and would be listening to what they had to say.
If you don't lay that at the doorstep of the White House, I don't know where you lay it.
When we were first starting up, we virtually camped on the doorstep of a business until they said yes to us.
A newspaper doorstepped me, which I thought was just tough on the kids [Gompertz has four children aged 14, 13, 11 and eight]. Will Gompertz: 'We're brought up to be intimidated by art'
We've been doorstepped quite a lot by the press: Jennifer quite likes that but my mother hates it. NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES
On one doorstep, they met a man who unleashed a stream of abuse about their dad. Times, Sunday Times
Hoglund fanning from the doorstep after he and Tucker were left alone in front against Brodeur with 13 1/2 minutes left in the third period. National Hockey League - Maple Leafs vs. Devils
There is an area of outstanding natural beauty right on the doorstep and it is blocked off because of the dangerous stepping stones.
The family's bikes and boogie boards are available to guests and the beach is on the doorstep. Times, Sunday Times
Water was lapping at the doorsteps of houses.
The owner was standing on the doorstep and observing my predicament with satisfaction.
I could have smashed the bottle on the concrete front doorstep, but the rain was teeming down and I would get wet again.
In reality, it is a doorstep lender, giving loans to people who have a poor credit rating or those who cannot get credit on the high street. Times, Sunday Times
Nor will they stop buying giant unheatable houses which they will then massively overheat and overcool, until the rising ocean is lapping at their doorsteps. Bush Solution to Global Warming: Bomb Iran
Her trips into the dangerous territory over her front doorstep became briefer and briefer by the day. COLDHEART CANYON
It's easy to be concerned with problems across the other side of the world and not see the poverty and unhappiness on your own doorstep.
Along with the initial doorstep hugs, there was general consternation at how grey my hair had become in the months since we last met. Times, Sunday Times
Doorstep callers are being banned from parts of the region in an attempt to stop elderly and vulnerable people being fleeced of their cash.
He reached the farm, and found a path of dirt that led him to the doorstep of the main house.
I got a bit of a shock when he just turned up on the doorstep .
He saw a stranger standing at the doorstep.
As he was recognized the following morning at the doorstep of his house, the family's horror turned into jubilation.
Elderly people were targeted by doorstep tricksters and cowboys charging extortionate sums for gardening work.
Three weeks later, the shirts are delivered to your doorstep in a silk pochette and box. One step beyond the ordinary
No one wants a colliery on their doorstep or a coal mine under their home.
Overnight, a group of residents formed a human barricade, turning away dozens of lorries trying to deposit hundreds of tonnes of hard core on their doorsteps. Times, Sunday Times
‘We were quite literally besieged for about two weeks, with newsmen camped on the doorstep, invading our offices and telephoning at the rate of one a minute,’ he wrote.
We can only stress that no reputable antiques dealer would ever conduct business on a doorstep.
That makes them easy pickings for the succubus a kind of demoness who also shows up on the doorstep, supposedly seeking shelter from the storm that whipped up out of nowhere. DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE
Although the data collected were quite adequate for this purpose, no attempt was made to claim representativeness for the doorstep survey.
Overnight, a group of residents formed a human barricade, turning away dozens of lorries trying to deposit hundreds of tonnes of hard core on their doorsteps. Times, Sunday Times
Unlike the raddled anti-heroes who dominate detective drama, Eddie lives harmoniously with his wife, mother and three daughters; harmoniously, that is, until a handsome stranger turns up on his doorstep claiming to be his son.
The only thing to shake my belief in doorstep delivery is the diminishing number of electric milk floats. Times, Sunday Times
The main topic of conversation on the doorstep was the European election campaign.
Who doesn't whip into Waitrose to pick up a spare pinta rather than add a ‘please milko one more please’ note to the doorstep - in fact, how many people still get milk delivered.
He stood on the doorstep , straightening his tie.
Maybe because they knew too many rabid fangirls would arrive at the guy's doorstep, asking for autographs.
Peas, I suppose, are not a fruit within the meaning of the act, but sitting on the back doorstep in the cool of the evening, shelling peas into a basin, was one of the small delights of summer.
Nor will they stop buying giant unheatable houses which they will then massively overheat and overcool, until the rising ocean is lapping at their doorsteps. Bush Solution to Global Warming: Bomb Iran
A white cat with bright eyes was curled upon the doorstep, meticulously licking its little paws.
Those wishing to study urban development have a ready-made example on their doorstep.
Soon we were supplying the trade primarily with masoned stone, most usually in the form of new doorsteps.
He said the company had ended doorstep selling and telephone cold calling to homes as part of an overhaul of its sales practices. Times, Sunday Times
Stunned, he slowly made his way to the doorstep, sopping wet.
Relieved of the obligation to doorstep politicians for a quote, she seems content merely to bat the breeze with her guests.
An abbey three miles southwest, almost on the doorstep of the aforementioned hamlet. Times, Sunday Times
‘We can't just rely on pot luck or someone just arriving on the doorstep,’ he said.
We had a $30,000 check on our doorstep, and we weren't really ready," recalls Arora, who promptly turned his 900-square-foot Los Angeles apartment into a makeshift factory, thick with RadioShack boxes, wire crimps, laptops, serial cables and soldering irons. Forbes.com: News
Bessie Higgins stood dripping on the doorstep like a cormorant flapping wings on a rock. IN REMEMBRANCE OF ROSE
The doorstep was barely visible through the undergrowth - and weeds were sprouting out of one section of the roof.
A new survey has revealed that in North Yorkshire alone, as many as 20 per cent of people have had a ‘bad experience’ with people calling, unbidden, at their doorstep.
Detectives have been called in after a three-year-old girl made a grisly discovery on the doorstep of her York home.
Affected an expression of blithe dignity for the benefit of any of Williams neighbors who might be wondering at the strange woman on his doorstep who seemed content to knock all night. The Forgotten Garden
Britain is one of the few countries where milk is delivered daily to the doorstep by milkmen.
My mother was an orphan hedgewitch, healer, and midwife of small means until one of my father's horses foundered nearly on her doorstep.
With the storm on our doorstep, events like the ‘Culture Forum’ are an opportunity for people to untether firmly held beliefs and if not change opinions at least create a sympathy to opinions that are different.
I skipped up my doorstep and threw the door open.
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The bill for this public sector largesse lands on the doorsteps of taxpayers. Times, Sunday Times
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
A bandy child, asquat on the doorstep with a paper shuttlecock, crawls sidling after her in spurts, clutches her skirt, scrambles up. Ulysses
Years ago, unwanted babies were traditionally placed in bassinets on the doorsteps of churches or hospitals.
Few executives at loss-making small or medium sized enterprises can have been doorstepped by tabloid journalists.
The smaller one, the one who sits on our doorstep and mewls for treats (sometimes indulged) is Beardy (after his, um, beard… well, splodge of black on his chin, if you want to get technical about it) as seen here.
Completely without warning he turned up on my doorstep with all four children!
A vibrant nightlife, cosmopolitan restaurants and beautiful scenery on its doorstep keep people coming back for more. The Sun
I hustled back inside, my bare feet stung by the thin coating of new ice on my doorstep. Times, Sunday Times
Barrett himself colluded with it when he answered someone who doorstepped him, "Syd can't talk to you now," and long before he was photographed on his bicycle he reverted to his real name, which was Roger. Here's Looking at You, Syd
She has received complaints about louts as young as 12 who have been setting fire to bushes, defecating and urinating on doorsteps, fighting, damaging cars and hurling a tirade of abuse at shoppers.
Yet here is a dark continent on our own doorstep, crying out for missionary endeavour.
It was also the best way to avoid the landlord lurking on the doorstep at home to collect the back rent. Times, Sunday Times
Those wishing to study urban development have a ready-made example on their doorstep.
Our 16-page Kingdom Life pull-out will bring you all the local news from your own parish right to your doorstep with our on-the-spot team of local correspondents reporting on all the issues of importance from every area in the county.
Arnaz phones the night club, has Stack paged and asks him to go home and read some scripts that are being messengered to his doorstep.
There were plenty of those - phone conversations cut off in mid-sentence; doorstepping of chief executives. Times, Sunday Times
‘We were quite literally besieged for about two weeks, with newsmen camped on the doorstep, invading our offices and telephoning at the rate of one a minute,’ he wrote.
What came before and after that moment on my doorstep usually goes unreported. Times, Sunday Times
They would jump out from behind the bushes and scare the girls and we would scream in exaggerated fright and run to the doorstep of the next house on the block.
About 62 per cent said that the person they cared for had been approached in person by cold callers or doorstep sales people. Times, Sunday Times
You are lucky these days if you have a good butcher on your doorstep, because this dwindling trade is where you will find the best meat bargains. Times, Sunday Times
The single mum-of-three never knows if she will wake up to yet more damage and destruction on her doorstep.
In homes where these fragrant creatures appeared on the doorstep, Mary Poppins style, to drag a frazzled mother away from childcaring business, the Avon Lady was a mysterious and most welcome caller.
Those wishing to study urban development have a ready-made example on their doorstep.
The practice facilities are on my doorstep so combining practice, gym and family is easy. Times, Sunday Times
His curule chair was placed on the doorstep and he sat there in the shade, reading through some letters, surrounded by his lictors, waiting for the auguries to be taken. CONSPIRATA
Recently, scientists investigated the efficacy of doorstepping. Times, Sunday Times
But given the democratic revolution on its own doorstep, the Soviet Union is now distanced from its long-time proteges.
Costco workers were the very first responders to the predawn tragedy on their doorstep.
Ravenous, I returned home and immediately grilled the burgers and enjoyed them on huge doorsteps of white Yorkshire bread.
Amid a credit crunch, is this man in danger of giving doorstep lending a good name? Times, Sunday Times
The one who had been sitting on the doorstep feigning indifference while glancing sideways at us. Times, Sunday Times

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