How to Use back seat in a Sentence

back seat

noun
  • And which two are in the back seat?
    — Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Her child, 4, was in the back seat.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • Both agents in the back seat held guns in their hands.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Your jacket is locked in the back seat.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Keep your pets safetly in the back seat.
    — Jessica Moore, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Taiwan would take a back seat to that.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • Always check the back seat of your car.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • At least one was an infant, asleep in the back seat.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Their rekindling takes a bit of a back seat this episode.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The middle of the back seat can fold down, which is very handy.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
  • This includes the front seat, the back seats, and any third-row seats.
    — Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The man, then a boy, was in the back seat, with his seat belt fastened.
    — Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • The pony rides in the back seat of the family car.
    — ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • The result is a kitchen that doesn’t take a back seat to the rest of the home.
    — Katharina Schwarze, Architectural Digest, 23 May 2026
  • This non-slip pet mat fits securely in your back seat.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The downside is a tight back seat with just enough space to cram in two tall adults.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Tom opened the rear door of the old car, and the three tired dogs curled up on the back seat.
    — H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
  • He wasn’t stationed in a back seat away from the action.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Two other teens exit the back seat with their hands up.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 7 Feb. 2026
  • So he was laid out in the back seat, pillow, blanket.
    — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The guy in the back seat with me was just, like, trying to strike up small talk.
    — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Teddy’s babyish voice pipes up from the back seat.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Sports has taken a bit of a back seat these past couple of days.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Check your back seat before leaving a car.
    — Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • The children piled into the back seat, ready for a good time.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2021
  • Sports have taken a bit of a back seat these past couple of days.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Sports have taken a bit of a back seat these past couple of days.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Check your back seat before leaving a car.
    — Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • In the back seat, deputies found a child’s jacket with the child’s name on the tag.
    — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The pipe bomb was found on the floor of the Honda’s back seat.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024

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