rear-view mirror
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
She told the court she did not know or see what was taken out of her boot, and when she looked in her rear-view mirror she could see the men walking away.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
With the drama in the rear-view mirror, here's how the dust is settling.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
It was only later, after the pandemic receded into our collective rear-view mirror, that I recognized another, underlying reason I talked money so much in the teeth of my frustration and fear.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025
Above the rear-view mirror over the windshield, there was a small, framed photograph of a girl dressed in academic cap and gown.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
