How to Use rearview mirror in a Sentence

rearview mirror

noun
  • Now, this is in the rearview mirror, and time to drive on.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2021
  • Those days are a speck in the rearview mirror of pro sports.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 29 July 2023
  • The bridge years are supposed to be in the rearview mirror.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
  • By the time the writing returns, the episodes are in the rearview mirror.
    — The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The key to putting Covid-19 in our rearview mirror is the vaccine.
    — WSJ, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Filming was done months ago, and, for him, the show is in the rearview mirror.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The Telluride even leaves the Forester, the Crosstrek and the Outback in its rearview mirror.
    — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2019
  • Overall, the best days are well in the rearview mirror.
    — Radu Magdin, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Clark drove ahead to the next block, pulled over and watched the man from his rearview mirror.
    — oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Now with the case in the rearview mirror, Haller has a new challenge on his hands.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 11 July 2023
  • A lot of their problems are in the rearview mirror of their life.
    — Angela Burton, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • With Ghost Island in the rearview mirror, what's the post-mortem?
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2018
  • With your job in the rearview mirror, and the open highway ahead, how about a road trip?
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Love it or leave it, Prime Big Deal Days is now in the rearview mirror.
    — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The losing streak was in the rearview mirror, and the Bulls at least were having fun again.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023
  • That night of driving up and down the coast was put in the rearview mirror long ago.
    — Jack Harris, latimes.com, 29 June 2019
  • Dear Lost in the Past: The rearview mirror is much smaller than the windshield.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The crew looked out the rearview mirror and saw a backpack lying on the ground.
    — Kelsey Mo, azcentral, 5 June 2018
  • Is there anyone who isn’t thrilled to see 2020 in the rearview mirror?
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2021
  • War World War II appeared to be in the rearview mirror.
    — Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The face that looked back at her in the rearview mirror was gaunt, her skin pale around glassy hazel eyes.
    — Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But at least one such lawsuit is now in the rearview mirror.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Anheuser-Busch’s woes aren’t in the rearview mirror just yet.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The tenor of some of those calls and emails taught me to drive home at night with one eye fixed on the rearview mirror.
    — Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Those first-round exits are now well in the rearview mirror.
    — John Marshall, ajc, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Lisa was happy to put the 351 Challenge in the rearview mirror.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The face that looked back at her in the rearview mirror was gaunt, her skin pale around glassy hazel eyes.
    — Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Santana Sultans can’t even see their 0-4 start in the rearview mirror.
    — Ramon Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • But with most of the off-field offseason now in the rearview mirror, the number of impact additions in Denver figures to be very small between now and the start of training camp.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
  • With the midterms over 18 months away, Democrats are going to be focused on the economy and President Trump's leadership rather than Biden, who is already in the rearview mirror.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2025

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