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
Al GoreExamples of back seat in a Sentence
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The child was in a car seat in the back seat of the car, with the engine off and the doors locked, officers said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Deputies detained the suspects and confirmed the woman in the back seat was not injured.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Commerce writer Julia Harrison has been testing the Fritz Hansen Series 7 office chair for the last few months and loves the supple leather upholstery and high-back seat.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2025
Their rekindling takes a bit of a back seat this episode.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Deputies detained the suspects and confirmed the woman in the back seat was not injured.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Commerce writer Julia Harrison has been testing the Fritz Hansen Series 7 office chair for the last few months and loves the supple leather upholstery and high-back seat.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2025
Their rekindling takes a bit of a back seat this episode.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Aug. 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 7 Sep. 2025.
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