in the driver's seat

idiom

: in a position in which one is able to control what happens

When his boss went on vacation, he suddenly found himself in the driver's seat.

Examples of in the driver's seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sheriff's deputies found an unresponsive man in the driver's seat of a gray Nissan Sentra on Calle Bella Vista. —Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025

Behind every brilliant strategy or gadget, the real leverage depends on the man or woman in the driver's seat, i.e., your mind. —Jon Michail, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Another snap showed the couple in the driver's seat of the truck, with Wyatt looking at his wife and placing his hand on her stomach. —Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Officers arrived at the location at 12:40 a.m. to find an unconscious man, later identified as Mitchell, in the driver's seat of a truck. —Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for in the driver's seat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete