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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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The children snuggled tightly in the back seat, braving the cold in a beat-up Honda sedan Mr. Aguilar had found on Facebook for $800.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Mason has to get out of his wheelchair, balance himself against his minivan – which is equipped to hold his wheelchair in the back seat – and hoist the chair in himself.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 2 July 2024
Oh, and there was a screaming baby in the back seat.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2024
And there were times in my life where my kids needed me and my career took the back seat.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Mason has to get out of his wheelchair, balance himself against his minivan – which is equipped to hold his wheelchair in the back seat – and hoist the chair in himself.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 2 July 2024
Oh, and there was a screaming baby in the back seat.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2024
And there were times in my life where my kids needed me and my career took the back seat.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for back seat
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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