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
“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
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
One day she “snuck down the back stairs into the testosterone zone,” she told The Democrat and Chronicle, and, only slightly intimidated, approached Mr. Felker, an editor there.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2020
As usual, he opened the door from the back stairs to the kitchen only a crack.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
