variants
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
Al GoreExamples of back seat in a Sentence
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Plus, the top trim adds heat to the back seats, too.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Recognize yourself, Ayanna Pressley? Just a few weeks into Trump’s term, Democrats have no message, no unity and little hope of winning back seats to regain control of Congress.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Wilson was riding his bike south on Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond near State Line Road sometime after 7:30 p.m. when a man in the back seat of an aquamarine Honda Odyssey opened fire on him, according to an affidavit.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Unable to open his car door, Lagunas climbed into the back seat to help Liam.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Recognize yourself, Ayanna Pressley? Just a few weeks into Trump’s term, Democrats have no message, no unity and little hope of winning back seats to regain control of Congress.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Wilson was riding his bike south on Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond near State Line Road sometime after 7:30 p.m. when a man in the back seat of an aquamarine Honda Odyssey opened fire on him, according to an affidavit.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Unable to open his car door, Lagunas climbed into the back seat to help Liam.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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