stage door
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stage door
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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Josie said she met Sleep in person years earlier, outside York Theatre Royal's stage door, to give him paintings of the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky which she had created herself.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
There are few movies, and almost no musicals, that depict the nasty way that fascism tends to sneak in through the stage door before announcing itself in the spotlight like 1972’s “Cabaret.”
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025
Peering down through the stage door, Martin thanked the crew members who came to his rescue, joking, “You get a bonus, you get a bonus.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
“I’ll meet you on the dance floor or at the stage door or wherever you will have me. This album is for you.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023
In the alley that led from West Forty-Fourth Street to the theater’s stage door.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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