How to Use back seat in a Sentence
back seat
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The video shows Alexander-Wilcox in the back seat of the car.
—Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Dec. 2020
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The pipe bomb was found on the floor of the Honda’s back seat.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
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What's more, both Kevin and Joe Jonas were in the back seat.
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 29 June 2021
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In the parking lot outside, Je’Shawn played in the back seat of the car.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022
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Tom opened the rear door of the old car, and the three tired dogs curled up on the back seat.
—H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
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This forces you to check the back seat when leaving the car.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 11 June 2025
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Musa, who was in the back seat, met with Miller from the window, the charges said.
—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2022
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In the back seat, deputies found a child’s jacket with the child’s name on the tag.
—Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022
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Lyndon Johnson was down on the floor of the back seat of the car.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2021
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The charred bones of that child are still in the back seat, Mr. Tymchuk said.
—New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
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The middle of the back seat can fold down, which is very handy.
—Maren Estrada, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
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The back seats were done away with simply to save weight.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
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Lawrence was sitting in the back seat when he was shot.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023
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Just get in the habit of always looking in the back seat of a car.
—Erin Chan Ding, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
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The children sat in the back seat of the car as their parents spoke in code.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
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It’s time for the sweaters and coats still in your closet to take a back seat.
—Jaclyn Alexandra Cohen, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 May 2022
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The safest place for the convertible car seat is in the back seat, away from airbags.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 11 July 2023
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In the back seat, Daisy, her chicken, sat in her crate.
—Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
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The driver and two agents put the man into the back seat and then drive away.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
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An x-ray scan of the truck led to the discovery of items in the back seat and a spare tire.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
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Or, the camera can detect if there’s a child in the back seat.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2021
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The children piled into the back seat, ready for a good time.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2021
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Je’Shawn, his cousin and another friend rode in the back seat.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022
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His daughter, falling asleep in the back seat of the truck, begged to go home.
—Jacob Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
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The agents handcuffed Salinas and led him to the back seat of one of the unmarked cars.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2022
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Bodycam footage shows deputies rushing to the vehicle on the side of the interstate and pulling the child out of the back seat.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Officers stopped the vehicle and found an 11-year-old in the back seat without a seat belt on, the affidavit says.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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When her friend returned, Garcia-Rios stayed behind the wheel while her friend sat in the back seat, the affidavit states.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
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When the car pulled over, Lindsay, who was a passenger in the vehicle, got out from the back seat and attempted to flee on foot.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
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Ola Källenius is sitting in the back seat of the company's new S-Class sedan.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2026
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