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
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Snapchat photos Libby took that day showed Abby sitting in the back seat of Siebert's car on the way to the trailhead.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2024
To take it all in, Wilson walked around the cart and filmed the exterior, as her wife sat in the passenger seat and friends in the back seats.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
All three are from Warren, with the driver and front seat passenger being 25 years old and the back seat passenger 28 years old, according to Putney.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
The pitch ultimately fails and Yang’s character is seen getting into his car, only to be surprised by Samberg and Schaffer, who are waiting for him in the back seat as a creepy last-ditch effort.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2024
To take it all in, Wilson walked around the cart and filmed the exterior, as her wife sat in the passenger seat and friends in the back seats.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
All three are from Warren, with the driver and front seat passenger being 25 years old and the back seat passenger 28 years old, according to Putney.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
The pitch ultimately fails and Yang’s character is seen getting into his car, only to be surprised by Samberg and Schaffer, who are waiting for him in the back seat as a creepy last-ditch effort.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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