How to Use take a back seat in a Sentence

take a back seat

idiomatic phrase

• Bond seems to have taken a back seat—for now, at least.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
• Overall, the health needs of women in Bangladesh take a back seat to those of men.
  — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
• Adams hopes to be able to take a back seat in the day-to-day programming at the retreat.
  — Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
• Male artists are taking a back seat at the 2024 Grammys.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023
• But a lot of the orchard practices took a back seat in recent years.
  — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
• The 1970s also marked the moment that homemade food took a back seat, says Gray.
  — Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2023
• My pain was in the driver’s seat, and everything else took a back seat.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
• And in this race, as with the clipper ship captains, caution might take a back seat to speed.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
• Website and mobile app design skills take a back seat to a new skillset.
  — Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 18 July 2022
• With the city taking a back seat, it has been left to nonprofits like Flatbush Cats to take up the slack.
  — Richard Schiffman Erin Schaff, New York Times, 8 June 2023
• Even among his defenders, free speech took a back seat.
  — Russell Jacoby, Harper's Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023
• In this instance, truth took a back seat to the FBI’s reputation.
  — Brett Forrest, Time, 7 June 2023
• Now, with some of that money clawed back, there is a question about what programs may take a back seat.
  — Fatima Hussein and Kevin Freking, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
• By the early 1990’s, hair metal’s glory took a back seat to Nirvana, Pearl Jam and grunge.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
• As with the young L’Avant-Garde, the service can take a back seat to some of the singular sensations emerging from the open kitchen.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• Do my dietary restrictions and concerns take a back seat when the boss is picking up the tab?
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2024
• But that issue has taken a back seat to the separate fight over who can be a party to the lawsuit.
  — Travis Loller The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
• But none of that necessarily means 2021 will be the year that growth stocks take a back seat to value.
  — Akane Otani, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2020
• If the financial case is grim, any plans to invest in Twitter may have to take a back seat to simply paying the bills.
  — Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
• Some experts say this would mean taxpayers were taking a back seat to Wall Street.
  — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• Even the red, white and blue of the American flag flying high above the nosebleeds in Arthur Ashe Stadium take a back seat to the light itself.
  — Karsten Moran, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2023
• The sense of smell, which usually takes a back seat, rose in public consciousness.
  — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
• Here, most of the traditional spices take a back seat to allow the piquancy of ginger to shine in the foreground.
  — Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
• For that moment, at least, couldn't Bernstein's love for Felicia be allowed to take a back seat to his love for Mahler?
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• Beef ribs, cooked overnight and finished with a pomegranate glaze, take a back seat to the succulent chicken.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
• Once the summer ends, the feeling of flowy, carefree clothing has to take a back seat to make room for professional pieces.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 16 Aug. 2023
• The story, involving a group of sheep heading into the city to bring back their farmer, takes a back seat to an endless barrage of gags.
  — Barry Levitt, Vulture, 31 May 2024
• Your ambitions could have to take a back seat to other desires today.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2022
• Besides, the 49ers expect to get Raheem Mostert and Tevin Coleman back, too, and all pass catchers would likely take a back seat to the running backs.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2020
• If employees take the high road and raise their level of performance, any issues might take a back seat or even fade away.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 May 2022

Last Updated: 15 Oct 2024