backstairs
Example Sentences
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Up the backstairs, buzzed in by a security guard, through the parking lot, into an elevator, through a hallway.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022
Standing silent in the sunlight, it served to place into a proper perspective a ramped-up spat on the Trent Bridge backstairs.
From The Guardian • Jul. 29, 2014
Lenny Wilkens, Larry Brown, Isiah Thomas: All coached here before tumbling down the backstairs of the Garden.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2014
Lord Butler of Brockwell said what he called "backstairs sniping" showed contempt for the civil service.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2013
Momma and I followed that lane to the backstairs of Dentist Lincoln’s office.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
