back door

Example Sentences

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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

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

Aunt Kate’s eyes darted from the heavy red curtain to the back door of the railcar, where Mr. Pinkerton was still standing guard.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan