back stairs
Example Sentences
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When hearing his voice, some attempt to reach through the shrubbery while others make a run for the back stairs in hopes of seeing him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
Creel said his restaurant staff regularly flushes the back stairs with boiling water because that section often reeks of urine in the morning.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
Instead, they were directed through the kitchen and up the back stairs.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2021
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
It was the back stairs of this temple that Desdemona found herself climbing.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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