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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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The occupants included included two children in the back seat.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
The driver, Abby Pearson, and her husband, who was a passenger in the back seat, were both hospitalized.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
The driver, Abby Pearson, and her husband, who was a passenger in the back seat, were both hospitalized.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
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 29 May. 2024.
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