back door
Example Sentences
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Due to water damage, the now-warped back door would not close; he drilled plywood into the frames to secure the restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
“I don’t think he will let the minutes be a back door to something he doesn’t want the market to look at.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
"I opened the back door and looked up to see there were flames coming through the roof," Drummond said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Such software can give anyone—even hackers—a back door into your home network.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
I hid my net behind a big lilac bush in Grandma’s front yard, walked around the house, and came in through the back door.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
