seat belt
noun
: an arrangement of straps designed to hold a person steady in a seat (as in an airplane or automobile)
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Williams was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
Kendrixx, who was wearing a seat belt but was not in a car seat, sustained severe injuries.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
During the two-week campaign, Sacramento police will deploy additional officers to look for drivers and passengers who are not wearing seat belts, as well as children who are not properly secured in age-appropriate safety seats.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
The remaining five people in the minivan were sitting on boxes of mangos with no seat belts, state police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
Kendrixx, who was wearing a seat belt but was not in a car seat, sustained severe injuries.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
During the two-week campaign, Sacramento police will deploy additional officers to look for drivers and passengers who are not wearing seat belts, as well as children who are not properly secured in age-appropriate safety seats.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
The remaining five people in the minivan were sitting on boxes of mangos with no seat belts, state police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for seat belt
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“Seat belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat%20belt. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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