How to Use back seat in a Sentence

back seat

noun
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  • The pipe bomb was found on the floor of the Honda’s back seat.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
  • In the parking lot outside, Je’Shawn played in the back seat of the car.
    — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Musa, who was in the back seat, met with Miller from the window, the charges said.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Lyndon Johnson was down on the floor of the back seat of the car.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The charred bones of that child are still in the back seat, Mr. Tymchuk said.
    — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The middle of the back seat can fold down, which is very handy.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The back seats were done away with simply to save weight.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Lawrence was sitting in the back seat when he was shot.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Just get in the habit of always looking in the back seat of a car.
    — Erin Chan Ding, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
  • The children sat in the back seat of the car as their parents spoke in code.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • It’s time for the sweaters and coats still in your closet to take a back seat.
    — Jaclyn Alexandra Cohen, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 May 2022
  • The safest place for the convertible car seat is in the back seat, away from airbags.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • In the back seat, Daisy, her chicken, sat in her crate.
    — Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Or, the camera can detect if there’s a child in the back seat.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Je’Shawn, his cousin and another friend rode in the back seat.
    — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022
  • His daughter, falling asleep in the back seat of the truck, begged to go home.
    — Jacob Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The agents handcuffed Salinas and led him to the back seat of one of the unmarked cars.
    — Washington Post, 3 June 2022
  • The downside is a tight back seat with just enough space to cram in two tall adults.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Charlie Harris, 71, was in the front seat of the Cobalt that was struck and a 7-year-old boy was in the back seat.
    — The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Thomas and Jordan, who got out of the back seat, walked into the liquor store.
    — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Two migrants were in the back seat and three others were in the trunk, per CBP.
    — The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • There were two persons in the back seat who then went into the front seat.
    — cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The bullet went through the trunk and the back seat before hitting her.
    — Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2021
  • The woman, riding in the back seat, was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022
  • In the back seat of the car were birthday balloons to make the gift even more special.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The redhead in the back seat watched as Jessel strolled by in her padded pants.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Two of her children were in the back seat and witnessed the shooting.
    — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Footage shows the pup curling up on White's lap in the back seat, showing his new owner nothing but love and affection.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The family got in the back seat and made it to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in less than 10 minutes, Howard said.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025

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