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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
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Investigators said Harrison, who was seated in the front passenger seat, exited the vehicle and confronted Dundas, who was sitting in the back seat.
—Cbs Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
During the arrest, Coberg slowly drove past the scene in a black Cadillac Escalade SUV — with the window rolled down — as Iza watched from the back seat.
—City News Service, Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
The younger driver and a second 44-year-old man sitting in the back seat were also rushed to Jacobi Hospital, where they are expected to survive.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Both agents in the back seat held guns in their hands.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
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Cbs Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
During the arrest, Coberg slowly drove past the scene in a black Cadillac Escalade SUV — with the window rolled down — as Iza watched from the back seat.
—City News Service, Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
The younger driver and a second 44-year-old man sitting in the back seat were also rushed to Jacobi Hospital, where they are expected to survive.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Both agents in the back seat held guns in their hands.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
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 20 Mar. 2026.
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