rear-view mirror
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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China’s leading carmaker has been working to put soft domestic sales in its rear-view mirror following an intense price war and slowing demand in the world’s largest auto market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But as the Earth shrinks ever smaller in their rear-view mirror, they've had a constant connection with mission control in Houston, Texas.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
“Even though I’m in remission, I feel like cancer’s always in the rear-view mirror behind me,” he told Roberts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Dressed in white and with a rosary hanging from her car's rear-view mirror, she drove through the city but became trapped in traffic.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
“Well, goldang, I was only asking—” “Seems to me,” Gram said, “you’ve got enough to worry about, concentrating on these roads, with-out worrying about Gloria—” Gramps winked at me in the rear-view mirror.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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