back door
Example Sentences
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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
Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
"I keep the back door locked at all times," she said, adding she keeps the key out of the way of her children because she's "petrified" they'll leave the door open.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Police officers fought their way through the crowd and spirited Maggie and Leah out a back door.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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