in the driver's seat
Example Sentences
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Mercedes’s move to put Antonelli in the driver’s seat at 17 years old was seen as a huge risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Win those two, and the Kings are back in the driver’s seat.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
“This structure ensures parents stay in the driver’s seat during the learning years, while giving kids real, hands-on experience that prepares them for financial independence,” Jennifer Seitz, Greenlight’s director of education, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Despite his glamorous brush with fame, Ellis has not given up the day job, he is still in the driver's seat on a London Underground train.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 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
