Examples of back seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Yet despite having provided the roots of this new music, jazz itself was taking a back seat. — Jeanie Riess, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022 Who did what is actually pretty irrelevant, with the mystery -- which quickly turns Fletch into a suspect in the eyes of the irritated cops (Roy Wood Jr., Ayden Mayeri), hence the title -- taking a back seat to the overall atmosphere. — Brian Lowry, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022 Unlike most papal trips, diplomatic protocols are taking a back seat to personal encounters with First Nations, Metis and Inuit survivors. — Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022 The doctrine of art for art’s sake, the idea that aesthetic values alone should guide their operations, is increasingly taking a back seat to political ideology. — Eric Gibson, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 But while Amazon and Apple are firmly in control of their own destinies with Prime and Apple One, Paramount is taking a back seat to Walmart with the Walmart+ deal. — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 The chicken version is not that different from its beefy brother, with the patty itself taking a back seat in a minivan of flavors driven by the toppings (although the crisp patty does add a nice textural contrast that the regular burger does not). — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Unlike most papal trips, diplomatic protocols are taking a back seat to personal encounters with First Nations, Metis and Inuit survivors. — Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022 Are the social sciences and the arts and humanities taking a back seat to health professions, business majors and other applied fields? — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 July 2022 See More

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