driver's seat

Example Sentences

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By then she may even be in the driver’s seat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Obviously having the great Jean Smart in the driver’s seat helped a lot — she revealed the woman beneath the diva even in Deborah’s most outrageous actions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

With AI back in the driver’s seat, these pitfalls may come back into focus too.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Stick shifts are also slower than their auto-shifted counterparts from 0-60 mph—due to the fleshy, fallible widgets sitting in the driver’s seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

She nods to where a neatly mustachioed man sits in the driver’s seat of an automobile on the street.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse