Sentence examples for doorknob blocking from inspiring English sources

As they fling off their clothes his wife's underwear catches on the doorknob, blocking his view of what happens next and leaving his faith in her fidelity intact.Brazilians tell this tale to describe the naivety of the cuckold who is unwilling to make obvious inferences that lead to unwelcome conclusions.

Judging an idea at too early a stage in its development is much like closing a door on an infant who can't reach the doorknob it blocks further progress.

Hosts need to be aware, so they can take precautions: hang a bell on the doorknob of the room where the child is sleeping, block off stairs, make sure the front door is locked.

However, it does narrow the architect's cone of vision to the smaller scale of, say, the door and doorknob while simultaneously widening it to the block, neighborhood and city.

A doorknob?

The doorknob turned, rattled.

"You have my doorknob".

Then the doorknob moved.

Gingerly, I twisted the doorknob.

"Like it was a doorknob".

But Mona reached for the doorknob.