back stairs
Example Sentences
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“They were in the process of exiting the building, and were in the stairwell of the building — back stairs, specifically — when the significant explosion occurred.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2022
Deputies from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department — in black uniforms, with bulletproof vests and gold star badges — had climbed the back stairs with an eviction notice.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
Then I'd walk up the back stairs, give her a kiss and she'd take off. leaving me on the stage to start singing.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2018
Leno slept on the back stairs at her club, where Jim Carrey would later be one of her doormen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2018
He sprinted for the back stairs and was already kneeling at the Queen's feet, while Lancelot was raging round the Porter’s lodge, demanding the Queen.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
