How to Use driver's seat in a Sentence

driver's seat

noun
  • The White House is in the driver's seat in these talks.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The officer in the driver's seat was struck in the head from the blast.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Kessler was in the driver's seat with his head slumped in front of him.
    Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Wright was in the driver's seat of his car when he was shot.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Now all that's left is for Lexus to let us in the driver's seat.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 11 June 2021
  • At that point, Ezra says Alex was in the driver's seat.
    Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2022
  • There were only two seats in the SUV — the driver's seat and the front right seat.
    NBC News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The Astros are now in the driver's seat in the 2022 World Series.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Suddenly, the league has a team in the driver's seat for the top four.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The Galaxie even required a step to reach the driver's seat thanks to the chunky tires.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
  • All the while, the human in the driver's seat has his hands near but not on the steering wheel.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The man got into the driver's seat of a black Acura and drove off.
    Fox News, 24 Oct. 2021
  • There were not many highlights for the Jets in this one, but Williams put the Jets in the driver's seat on the third play of the game.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The Toyota came to a stop and caught fire with the driver trapped in the driver's seat, the statement said.
    Tina Burnside, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
  • That means workers may not be in the driver's seat much longer.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • After spotting the would-be thief, Williams ran to his car, pulling the man out from the driver's seat.
    Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The driver's seat is formed from the foam of three seats sectioned into one.
    Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 3 July 2022
  • The officer asks the passenger and Williams, who's in the driver's seat, to get out of the car and sit down.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Director Justin Lin is back in the driver's seat for the fifth time in the series.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • Groceries and cargo went on the back seat or the floor behind the driver's seat.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The officer saw a middle-aged, white male in the driver's seat of the SUV and four golf carts in the trailer.
    Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The holster on his hip was empty, and a gun was on the floorboard just below the driver's seat, the video shows.
    Julianne McShane, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The winner of the game will be in the driver's seat to take the South Division title in the conference.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Both were a car at the time of the snapshot, mom in the driver's seat and daughter standing in the backseat behind her.
    Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The shots came from the driver's seat, according to the police statement.
    Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • So this showdown will indeed be for the driver's seat, albeit with a lot of games left to come.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The autopsy also says Moseley, 31, was in the driver's seat of his car with a gun in his lap.
    NBC News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Seemingly, the Bulls should then be in the driver's seat and be able to dictate his future.
    Morten Jensen, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • In the photo, Phillippe is sitting in the driver's seat of a car while Kai sits in the back between two friends, wearing a blue scarf.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Sitting in the driver's seat is like being on the bridge of the starship Enterprise.
    John Phillips, Car and Driver, 28 Nov. 2022

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