How to Use rearview mirror in a Sentence

rearview mirror

noun
  • Those days are a speck in the rearview mirror of pro sports.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 29 July 2023
  • Filming was done months ago, and, for him, the show is in the rearview mirror.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Now with the case in the rearview mirror, Haller has a new challenge on his hands.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 11 July 2023
  • With your job in the rearview mirror, and the open highway ahead, how about a road trip?
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Love it or leave it, Prime Big Deal Days is now in the rearview mirror.
    Brandon Widder, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The losing streak was in the rearview mirror, and the Bulls at least were having fun again.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Dear Lost in the Past: The rearview mirror is much smaller than the windshield.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The face that looked back at her in the rearview mirror was gaunt, her skin pale around glassy hazel eyes.
    Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But at least one such lawsuit is now in the rearview mirror.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Anheuser-Busch’s woes aren’t in the rearview mirror just yet.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Those first-round exits are now well in the rearview mirror.
    John Marshall, ajc, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The Santana Sultans can’t even see their 0-4 start in the rearview mirror.
    Ramon Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The front windshield is much bigger than the rearview mirror.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 19 July 2022
  • It’s not a good feeling to see blue lights appear in the rearview mirror.
    al, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Still, Diess was able to put that scandal mostly in the rearview mirror.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • But today, the cast is all about putting the teacher's lounge in their rearview mirror for a few hours.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The 14-game road trip is in the rearview mirror, but its lasting impacts have shown in the team’s chemistry.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The power-play struggles of recent weeks — 0 for 20 over a six-game stretch — are in the rearview mirror.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Fortune: Is the supply chain crisis in the rearview mirror?
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 July 2022
  • Much like the Patriots, his glory days are in the rearview mirror.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But those requests seem to be the exception, as much of the country has put Covid in the rearview mirror.
    Andrew Joseph, STAT, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Johna was leaving her comfort zone in the rearview mirror.
    Longreads, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Without those disasters, the Heat by now could have the play-in round in their rearview mirror.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Dim your dashboard lights, which cause glare, and use the night setting on your rearview mirror.
    Matthew Solan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The aughts may be in the rearview mirror, but Tiffani Thiessen's throwback photo can still make people's jaws drop on the floor.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Those objects that were behind UCLA in the rearview mirror not so long ago are no longer there.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The whole ride, she’s been pursing her lips and meeting his gaze in the rearview mirror in ways that some men might take as a come-on.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2023
  • With The Fabelmans in the rearview mirror, Steven Spielberg is turning to new projects.
    Vulture, 21 Feb. 2023
  • That meant a regular rearview mirror wasn’t of much use.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Both would like to put their Miami hiccups in the rearview mirror.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2022

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