back door

Example Sentences

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“We think of this as having a bouncer at the front door looking at what’s coming in, and then another bouncer at the back door being like, ‘Well, what’s going out?’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Every year millions of dodgy apps and cheapo internet-connected devices ship with an unadvertised back door called residential proxy software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Gil hustled to the back of the store, opened the back door to the encampment, and called out to the entire population.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

She said it was disappointing to see a number of hereditary peers returning to the Lords "by the back door".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

I heard the rider approach the surrounding light of the inn’s back door.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri