driver's seat

noun

: the position of top authority or dominance

Examples of driver's seat in a Sentence

with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat
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Wilder yelled at Seacrest before jumping into the driver's seat, honking the horn, and high-fiving his wife, Katie, who joined him on stage. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 Eight hours following the collapse, the man remained trapped inside his truck due to the driver's seat being filled with sand and mud, Nippon TV station reported. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 One of the guns was registered to Williams' brother and stored in the floorboard behind the driver's seat. Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024 Speaking of charging, a J1772 port is situated on the left behind the driver's seat, which will fill the 29.8 kWh battery in five hours on a standard level 2 EV charger. Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for driver's seat

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of driver's seat was in 1860

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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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