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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Investigators also found blood in the back seat and back hatch of the 2003 Buick parked outside the house, according to the affidavit.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
Berthe, sitting in the back seat listening, is seen in closeup through a side window as reflections of passing trees flit across her face: fleeting moments fuse with deep memories.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Anyhow, from the back seat one dark and steamy night, Manny directed me onto this road just wide enough for one compact vehicle.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
In the video, Shona—a Rhodesian ridgeback—sits in the back seat, letting out an intense yowl and staring fixedly out the window at something her owner couldn't see.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
Berthe, sitting in the back seat listening, is seen in closeup through a side window as reflections of passing trees flit across her face: fleeting moments fuse with deep memories.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Anyhow, from the back seat one dark and steamy night, Manny directed me onto this road just wide enough for one compact vehicle.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
In the video, Shona—a Rhodesian ridgeback—sits in the back seat, letting out an intense yowl and staring fixedly out the window at something her owner couldn't see.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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 13 May. 2025.
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