How to Use car seat in a Sentence

car seat

noun
  • Your son is fussing in his car seat.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The baby stayed asleep in her car seat.
    — Miriam Toews, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • There were kid toys in the back seat of the car and no car seat.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Each tram car seats five people in a small area.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Blaise and the car seat he had been strapped in were not inside.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 11 Nov. 2021
  • But imagine what that would be like to a child trapped in a car seat.
    — Laura Geggel, Washington Post, 27 May 2018
  • The back seat is bad news for anyone who's too old for a car seat.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2018
  • But, imagine what that would be like to a child trapped in a car seat.
    — NBC News, 24 May 2018
  • Throw out drop-side cribs and expired car seats, which can't be sold.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
  • With the Doona, gate check the stroller, and leave the car seat at home.
    — Noah Kaufman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2024
  • What is Target's car seat trade-in event?
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • When is Target's car seat trade-in event?
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And so where do consumers go to get their hands on a stroller and a car seat?
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 July 2024
  • This car seat gap filler is so cool, that even the sharks have approved of it.
    — Katiee McKinstry, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Winter coats can pose some safety risks in the car seat.
    — Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Winter coats can pose some safety risks in the car seat.
    — Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Dec. 2025
  • An infant in a car seat in the truck was not injured.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Her child was in a car seat in the back of the vehicle.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The girl was wearing a seatbelt and the boy was in a car seat.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 9 Jan. 2020
  • The children had been left strapped in car seats for 14 hours.
    — Fox News, 13 Apr. 2018
  • By the time Mom is buckling the car seat, the shots are done.
    — Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The toddler was in the backseat of the car, in a car seat.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Screens may impede space for rear facing child car seats.
    — Scotty Reiss, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
  • What happens when your child outgrows their old car seat?
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Save your car seat for the next Target car seat trade-in event.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Save your car seat for the next Target car seat trade-in event.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • For the first few years, my son did well getting around in a car seat and a stroller.
    — Jaclyn Greenberg, Wired, 9 Jan. 2022
  • His father climbed out of the car seat and into the bed of the truck.
    — Bill Rankin, ajc, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Marlen was late, stopping at a store to buy a car seat for Lia.
    — Dara Lind, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2020
  • The long straps that hang off your child's car seat are not optional.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026

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