in the driver's seat

phrase

: 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

Another clip shows an officer arriving at the scene, where Garces Perez is seen sitting hunched over in the driver's seat of his vehicle and appearing to grab his left shoulder in pain. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The car served as a test payload on the rocket's second stage, with a mannequin in a spacesuit in the driver's seat. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

The Hartland Township man was working on a 1986 Jeep Cherokee while his 59-year-old daughter was in the driver's seat, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. — Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Per the criminal complaint, Sanders, 29, was found slumped in the driver's seat of his car going in and out of consciousness. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the driver's seat

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