back seat

noun

1. a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle

2. informal,  a subordinate or inconspicuous position (esp in the phrase take a back seat )

Example Sentences

Well, Air Gasca is taking a back seat to defense this season.

From Los Angeles Times

And do the most obvious mechanisms for lessening screen time—putting your phone away, acting like an actual human being sometimes, or taking a walk outside—really need to take a back seat to industry?

From Slate

The dashcam video shows, when the car is on Highway 55 near Highway 73 in Orange County, one of the women sitting in the back seat puts her feet on the middle console between the front passenger and driver seats.

From Los Angeles Times

A woman, 23, was in the right front seat and a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl in the back seat.

From Los Angeles Times

The Foothill League doesn’t have to take a back seat to any league when it comes to tradition and success, from producing state champions to being the league where Hall of Fame coaches Harry Welch and Mike Herrington once saw huge success.

From Los Angeles Times

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