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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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Normally, technical accuracy plays a back seat to a good plot.
—ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
The kids were asleep in the back seat; the three adults in the front—Mansfield, her companion at the time, and the car’s driver—were killed instantly.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 June 2025
The family friend, seated in the back seat, was also shot but lived, police said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The large dog happily sat in the back seat of the car.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
The kids were asleep in the back seat; the three adults in the front—Mansfield, her companion at the time, and the car’s driver—were killed instantly.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 June 2025
The family friend, seated in the back seat, was also shot but lived, police said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The large dog happily sat in the back seat of the car.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 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 10 Jul. 2025.
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