driver's seat

noun

: the position of top authority or dominance

Examples of driver's seat in a Sentence

with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat
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One shot puts you intimately and dangerously into the driver's seat while the next feels broadcast-worthy. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025 Grosse Pointe police initially responded to the single-vehicle crash on Nov. 17, 2023, and located the defendant, Kiernan Tague, belted into the driver's seat, and the 18-year-old victim, Flynn MacKrell, unresponsive and belted into the passenger seat. Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025 At the moment the officer tells Huttle to turn around and put his hands behind his back, Huttle sprints to the van's driver's seat. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2025 And from the driver's seat, the view down the hood, along those creases, is a lot more interesting than most comparable crossovers, considering the ADX's $35,000 starting price. ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for driver's seat

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of driver's seat was in 1860

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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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