How to Use rearview mirror in a Sentence

rearview mirror

noun
  • Those days are a speck in the rearview mirror of pro sports.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 29 July 2023
  • By the time the writing returns, the episodes are in the rearview mirror.
    The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Filming was done months ago, and, for him, the show is in the rearview mirror.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Overall, the best days are well in the rearview mirror.
    Radu Magdin, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Clark drove ahead to the next block, pulled over and watched the man from his rearview mirror.
    oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Now with the case in the rearview mirror, Haller has a new challenge on his hands.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 11 July 2023
  • With your job in the rearview mirror, and the open highway ahead, how about a road trip?
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Love it or leave it, Prime Big Deal Days is now in the rearview mirror.
    Brandon Widder, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The losing streak was in the rearview mirror, and the Bulls at least were having fun again.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Dear Lost in the Past: The rearview mirror is much smaller than the windshield.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The face that looked back at her in the rearview mirror was gaunt, her skin pale around glassy hazel eyes.
    Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But at least one such lawsuit is now in the rearview mirror.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Anheuser-Busch’s woes aren’t in the rearview mirror just yet.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Those first-round exits are now well in the rearview mirror.
    John Marshall, ajc, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Lisa was happy to put the 351 Challenge in the rearview mirror.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The Santana Sultans can’t even see their 0-4 start in the rearview mirror.
    Ramon Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Can’t forget the rocks and shells in the ashtray, the masks slung around the rearview mirror, or the dinosaur toy glued to the dash.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The front windshield is much bigger than the rearview mirror.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 19 July 2022
  • Their eight-game skid was in the rearview mirror, and better days were ahead.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022
  • It’s not a good feeling to see blue lights appear in the rearview mirror.
    al, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Still, Diess was able to put that scandal mostly in the rearview mirror.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • The low, red hills of the West MacDonnell Ranges receded in the rearview mirror to the south.
    Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022
  • With the losing streak in the rearview mirror, the Mercury are hopeful to fare better in the month of June.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 9 June 2022
  • But today, the cast is all about putting the teacher's lounge in their rearview mirror for a few hours.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The 14-game road trip is in the rearview mirror, but its lasting impacts have shown in the team’s chemistry.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
  • One clip showed a body in a rearview mirror that appeared to move after the car drove by.
    New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • There's also a tiny camera in the rearview mirror that keeps tabs on you.
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • But Melngailis has put him, like the spurned ex-wife before her, in the rearview mirror.
    Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Another season the Cubs would like to put in their rearview mirror is almost over.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
  • With his feud with McIntyre potentially in the rearview mirror for now, Punk is going to be pushed even further up the card.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024

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