as in helm
the place of leadership or command
with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat
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Recent Examples of driver's seat
Officers contacted Retton shortly after and she was found in the vehicle's driver's seat, which was still running.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 28 May 2025
Sonny puts on his helmet, pauses for a little prayer and then jumps in the driver's seat.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Authorities believe Chosen was excited about the outing and went to the car to wait for his family, and then found the handgun under the driver's seat, police said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Police said the boy discovered a handgun under the driver's seat, the outlets reported.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 28 May 2025
Sonny puts on his helmet, pauses for a little prayer and then jumps in the driver's seat.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Authorities believe Chosen was excited about the outing and went to the car to wait for his family, and then found the handgun under the driver's seat, police said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Police said the boy discovered a handgun under the driver's seat, the outlets reported.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for driver's seat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for driver's seat
Noun
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Larry Greenstein, Park Vista: Greenstein, the long-time Cobras coach, continued his excellent run at the helm at the Lake Worth school.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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This isn’t to defend Zaidi’s work at the helm of the roster.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Philosophically, the competition for the state party's new chair, as well as for their state attorney general nomination, reflected a battle of old guard vs. new guard.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
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The report concludes that federal prison officials violated their own rules, shackling prisoners to beds and chairs for hours — or even days — sometimes using restraints on both wrists and ankles.—
Joseph Shapiro,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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