back room
noun
a room located in the rear, especially one used only by certain people.
back rooms
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pluralof back room.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He sometimes performs in back rooms of pubs, where people don't always know that comedy is about to take place around them.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
It would be good if these kind of decisions were made with more buy-in from the public compared to feeling like it’s being done in smoke-filled back rooms.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2024
As the haggling went on, over the phone and in back rooms of a Delaware courthouse, lawyers, journalists and spectators waited as a scheduled 1:30 p.m. start of the trial came and went Tuesday.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
For nine months, the Álvarez family’s home in Watts lay vacant after a fire that started in a homeless camp behind it reduced the back rooms to rubble and scarred what was left with soot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2023
“One of the back rooms has a bed that folds out from the wall,” said Henry.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
