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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Along the back seats, there are sturdy camera support arms.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In the clip, viewed more than 601,000 times, Gakri sits in the back seat of the car with his back to his owner and his head down, looking into the corner of the car and deliberately not making any eye contact.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The 6-year-old child was in the back seat and sustained bilateral femur fractures and a traumatic brain injury, prosecutors said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Elantra’s driver was injured, and Stable — in the back seat — was killed.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In the clip, viewed more than 601,000 times, Gakri sits in the back seat of the car with his back to his owner and his head down, looking into the corner of the car and deliberately not making any eye contact.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The 6-year-old child was in the back seat and sustained bilateral femur fractures and a traumatic brain injury, prosecutors said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Elantra’s driver was injured, and Stable — in the back seat — was killed.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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 13 Sep. 2025.
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