driver's seat

noun

: the position of top authority or dominance

Examples of driver's seat in a Sentence

with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat
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Zoox autonomous cars are hitting the streets of San Francisco with no steering wheel, driver's seat, or pedals. Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024 Gonzalez then got into the driver's seat of the vehicle and drove off, the footage shows. Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2024 Waters said the suspect, according to witness statements that were corroborated by security video, got out of the Mustang, put a firearm on the hood of the vehicle and pulled the woman out of the driver's seat. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024 The officer then thrusts his gun into the window of the driver's seat threatening to shoot Robinson in the face. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for driver's seat 

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of driver's seat was in 1860

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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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