in the 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

Her rationale is that it puts brands back in the driver’s seat.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

For months, Netflix has been in the driver’s seat of an industry-shaking effort to acquire Warner Bros.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

A key factor will be whether enough market froth has been removed—and enough speculative positions washed out—to put fundamentals back in the driver’s seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

He climbed forward into the cab again and sat in the driver’s seat and looked out down the river through the slow trickle of water on the glass.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy