variants
or less commonly backseat
1
: a seat in the back (as of an automobile)
2
: a secondary or inferior position
… the issues and concerns that have sometimes been given a back seat …—
Al Gore
see also take a back seat
Al GoreExamples of back seat in a Sentence
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Sammy was ejected from the back seat of a friend’s Toyota Camry during a horrific two-car accident on Central Florida Parkway that evening.
—Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Her two kids, who were in the back seat, were horrified.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Owen, wearing a wire, met with the individual at a parking lot and placed a box with fake cash in the individual's back seat.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
The officers pulled the SUV over for a minor traffic violation and patted down the four occupants, including Tony Harris, 31, who had a history of drug arrests and had been sitting in a back seat.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Her two kids, who were in the back seat, were horrified.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Owen, wearing a wire, met with the individual at a parking lot and placed a box with fake cash in the individual's back seat.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
The officers pulled the SUV over for a minor traffic violation and patted down the four occupants, including Tony Harris, 31, who had a history of drug arrests and had been sitting in a back seat.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back seat
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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