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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The bones of one man were found in the back seat on top of the bones of his beloved golden retriever.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Flores, who was in the back seat of the Focus, died of her injuries.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 July 2024
  • Now, the chip shortage has struck the Explorer again, this time in the back seat.
    Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2022
  • My 6-foot-3 (1.9 m) stature had so much room in the latest E Class' back seat, and the same went for up front.
    Peter Nelson, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
  • These alerts typically look for a backdoor to be opened and closed before the front doors that would be typical of putting a child in the back seat.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • And while Mercedes says drivers won’t be able to fall asleep or climb into the back seat while using Drive Pilot, some will certainly try their hardest.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2024

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