How to Use back seat in a Sentence

back seat

noun

• In the back seat of the car were birthday balloons to make the gift even more special.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Jan. 2022
• States and cities that need new capacity will take a back seat to those seeking upgrades.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2022
• For road trips, this may mean making more pit stops than usual or sitting in the back seat to keep tabs on your kiddo.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
• Gray stopped at the store, with her son in the back seat, shortly before 3 p.m. Monday.
  — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 28 Jan. 2022
• One gun was found in the back seat and was registered to Williams’ brother, the driver.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
• While his friend in the back seat found the experience exciting, the friend's husband was visibly nervous.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
• For Tesla, ambition might take a back seat to economics in 2022.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2022
• At the same time, Davis was in her Kia heading northbound on Lockwood Drive with her two children in the back seat.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 28 Jan. 2022
• After gaining control of the fire, the vehicle was towed away and the body in the back seat was not noticed until hours later at a tow lot by an attendant.
  — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022
• William in the back seat is gravely wounded, so his dad rushes to flags down a passing cop car (Alice’s!), while Mom struggles to extricate herself.
  — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
• The troopers found Santiago standing beside his car and Dymka’s body in the back seat, according to the affidavit.
  — NBC News, 23 Jan. 2022
• In late September, Torri was driving down the highway with her 11-year-old son Junior in the back seat when her phone started ringing.
  — Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
• This week's economic calendar has some important reports scheduled, but even the Fed's decision on interest rates could take a potential back seat to the election.
  — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
• 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 | [e-mail], 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

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024