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backseat

[ US /bækˈsit/ ]
[ UK /bˈæksiːt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a secondary or inferior position or status
    tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding
  2. a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)

How To Use backseat In A Sentence

  • Smiling, he watched her supple body uncoil from the cage of the backseat. EDEN BURNING
  • This time around, I got into the drivers seat and had Landon with me to navigate while the others whispered and giggled maniacally in the backseat.
  • He straddled over to the car and gently slid her into the backseat.
  • That is different from a procedural movie where the story is in the foreground and the characters in the backseat.
  • The luggage went in the trunk, the suits were hung from the hook in the backseat and the console was filled with CDs.
  • Further confusing matters, Portis took a backseat to Ryan Torain, who was activated from the practice squad Friday and hadn't appeared in a game since 2008. Clinton Portis has busy first half, quiet second half as the Washington Redskins fall to the St. Louis Rams, 30-16
  • They accused the former prime minister of being a backseat driver.
  • It turns out that the A74 from Lanarkshire to Kirkton is both the bumpiest and noisiest road in Britain, with decibel levels of 80 meaning it's as loud as having a whistle-happy referee sitting in the backseat. Car review: Audi RS3
  • tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding
  • In more recent times, the power of the pen has taken a backseat and the new generation has become more used to the telephone.
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