How to Use back seat in a Sentence
back seat
noun-
The pipe bomb was found on the floor of the Honda’s back seat.
— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024 -
In the parking lot outside, Je’Shawn played in the back seat of the car.
— Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022 -
Musa, who was in the back seat, met with Miller from the window, the charges said.
— Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2022 -
In the back seat, deputies found a child’s jacket with the child’s name on the tag.
— Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022 -
The charred bones of that child are still in the back seat, Mr. Tymchuk said.
— New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 -
The middle of the back seat can fold down, which is very handy.
— Maren Estrada, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022 -
The back seats were done away with simply to save weight.
— Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Lawrence was sitting in the back seat when he was shot.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Just get in the habit of always looking in the back seat of a car.
— Erin Chan Ding, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 -
The children sat in the back seat of the car as their parents spoke in code.
— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023 -
It’s time for the sweaters and coats still in your closet to take a back seat.
— Jaclyn Alexandra Cohen, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 May 2022 -
The safest place for the convertible car seat is in the back seat, away from airbags.
— Jessica Booth, Parents, 11 July 2023 -
In the back seat, Daisy, her chicken, sat in her crate.
— Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 -
Je’Shawn, his cousin and another friend rode in the back seat.
— Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022 -
His daughter, falling asleep in the back seat of the truck, begged to go home.
— Jacob Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022 -
The agents handcuffed Salinas and led him to the back seat of one of the unmarked cars.
— Washington Post, 3 June 2022 -
The downside is a tight back seat with just enough space to cram in two tall adults.
— IEEE Spectrum, 8 Nov. 2023 -
Charlie Harris, 71, was in the front seat of the Cobalt that was struck and a 7-year-old boy was in the back seat.
— The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2023 -
Thomas and Jordan, who got out of the back seat, walked into the liquor store.
— Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2022 -
Two migrants were in the back seat and three others were in the trunk, per CBP.
— The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023 -
There were two persons in the back seat who then went into the front seat.
— cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022 -
The woman, riding in the back seat, was pronounced dead at the scene.
— Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022 -
In the back seat of the car were birthday balloons to make the gift even more special.
— Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Jan. 2022 -
The redhead in the back seat watched as Jessel strolled by in her padded pants.
— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024 -
Two of her children were in the back seat and witnessed the shooting.
— Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022 -
Also in the back seat was a 4-year-old, who was not injured.
— Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024 -
Then in Queens, police found a man in the back seat of a car with gunshot wounds to the neck and chest.
— Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 10 July 2022 -
Three men sat in the back seat, and Diana lay on top of them for hours on bumpy roads.
— New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 -
This one, priced at $12.99, has all sorts of mesh pockets for snacks and supplies and even a clear tablet holder for your back seat passengers.
— Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 -
The woman who died in the crash was identified as 25-year-old Hong Ngoc Nguyen, who prosecutors say was visiting from Vietnam and sitting in the back seat.
— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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