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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One of the counts pertains to the boy; the other concerns her 3-year-old, who was unsecured in the back seat, according to charging documents.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Simpson sat in the back seat during a low-speed getaway chase that lasted for two hours.
—The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
According to the prosecution, the officers then handcuffed Monica and Baker and put them in the back seat of a police car, which was wired for sound so that they could be recorded.
—Gabriella Demirdjian, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2024
In a second interview, Bender told authorities a man threatened him with a gun and forced him to sit in the back seat of his car during the robbery, the release states.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
Plausibility of action and psychology appears to have taken a distant back seat to concerns of how the performers look in the variably skimpy or low-cut costumes by Gabbi Edmunds.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Judging by the photos in the auction ad, back seat room looks pretty slim.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Brooks, who was 19, was in the back seat of the suspects' car when she was allegedly raped and let out on the side of a busy, four-lane highway, where she was fatally struck by an oncoming car.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
The Insurance Institute said that the standards for inclusion were toughened this year with the Institute demanding better protection for back seat passengers and pedestrians.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Simpson sat in the back seat during a low-speed getaway chase that lasted for two hours.
—The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
According to the prosecution, the officers then handcuffed Monica and Baker and put them in the back seat of a police car, which was wired for sound so that they could be recorded.
—Gabriella Demirdjian, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2024
In a second interview, Bender told authorities a man threatened him with a gun and forced him to sit in the back seat of his car during the robbery, the release states.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
Plausibility of action and psychology appears to have taken a distant back seat to concerns of how the performers look in the variably skimpy or low-cut costumes by Gabbi Edmunds.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Judging by the photos in the auction ad, back seat room looks pretty slim.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Brooks, who was 19, was in the back seat of the suspects' car when she was allegedly raped and let out on the side of a busy, four-lane highway, where she was fatally struck by an oncoming car.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
The Insurance Institute said that the standards for inclusion were toughened this year with the Institute demanding better protection for back seat passengers and pedestrians.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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