How to Use driver's seat in a Sentence

driver's seat

noun
  • The White House is in the driver's seat in these talks.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN, 22 Oct. 2021
  • That boy, 10, and a second, 11, were in the front seat of the bus, to the right of the driver's seat.
    Amanda Watts, CNN, 11 Oct. 2019
  • But with Mack at the helm, Louisville is back in the driver's seat.
    Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2018
  • The officer in the driver's seat was struck in the head from the blast.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • One body was in the driver's seat of a red, two-door car.
    Sean Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Kessler was in the driver's seat with his head slumped in front of him.
    Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Wright was in the driver's seat of his car when he was shot.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Now all that's left is for Lexus to let us in the driver's seat.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 11 June 2021
  • At that point, Ezra says Alex was in the driver's seat.
    Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Cox though looks to be in the driver's seat for the second spot.
    Harry Enten, CNN, 5 June 2018
  • There were only two seats in the SUV — the driver's seat and the front right seat.
    NBC News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Davis got out of her car and shot Jiang, who was in the driver's seat.
    Arizona Republic, azcentral, 15 June 2018
  • The Astros are now in the driver's seat in the 2022 World Series.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Suddenly, the league has a team in the driver's seat for the top four.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The Galaxie even required a step to reach the driver's seat thanks to the chunky tires.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
  • One mom sitting in the driver's seat asks for meals for four kids in the car.
    Lily Altavena, azcentral, 16 Mar. 2020
  • The driver's seat is the place to be in a Bentley Flying Spur.
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 7 July 2020
  • All the while, the human in the driver's seat has his hands near but not on the steering wheel.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Have your helper sit in the driver's seat and await your orders.
    Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The man got into the driver's seat of a black Acura and drove off.
    Fox News, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Some even let the 6-year-old climb into the driver's seat of their squad cars.
    Rebecca Bratek, CBS News, 11 June 2018
  • There were not many highlights for the Jets in this one, but Williams put the Jets in the driver's seat on the third play of the game.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The driver's seat was on the left side, rather than on the right like every other car in the UK.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 May 2018
  • The Toyota came to a stop and caught fire with the driver trapped in the driver's seat, the statement said.
    Tina Burnside, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
  • That means workers may not be in the driver's seat much longer.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Authorities say neither of the men were in the driver's seat at the time of the crash.
    Matt Ott, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Authorities say there was no one in the driver's seat at the time of the crash.
    Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2021
  • After spotting the would-be thief, Williams ran to his car, pulling the man out from the driver's seat.
    Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The 3-year-old then managed to get out of the car seat and into the driver's seat, according to police.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • McGwire was seen getting into the driver's seat and Jackson got into the passenger seat.
    Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024

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