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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Three of the passengers were ejected from the back seat, police said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 13 May 2024
One of the passengers thrown from the vehicle died, and two others were transported to a hospital along with the survivor who remained in the vehicle’s back seat, Russo said.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 13 May 2024
One of the passengers thrown from the vehicle died, and two others were transported to a hospital along with the survivor who remained in the vehicle’s back seat, Russo said.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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