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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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With a prosthetic nose, forehead, a set of cheeks and an upper lip to attach, that’s where accuracy took a bit of a back seat.
—Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
My son Maceo, on his own, did this little commitment ceremony for us in the back seat of the car.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Inside were the driver, a passenger in the front seat and two juveniles in the back seats, police wrote.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
The organization said the test was updated in 2022 to incorporate back seat protection.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
My son Maceo, on his own, did this little commitment ceremony for us in the back seat of the car.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Inside were the driver, a passenger in the front seat and two juveniles in the back seats, police wrote.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
The organization said the test was updated in 2022 to incorporate back seat protection.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 4 June 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 11 Jun. 2026.
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