| 单词 | backseat |
| 例句 | After school, I got into Harold and screamed when Daisy suddenly appeared in the backseat. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The passenger seat is piled with boxes, and there’s so much in the backseat, I can’t recline. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Riding downtown for the piano recital, I sat in the backseat of the Buick wearing a nice dress and patent leather shoes, my hair in pigtails, experiencing the first cold sweat of my life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I sat stiff and tense in the backseat as if I was being graded on posture. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He gets the TV out of the backseat. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He jumped in the backseat with me and tapped the back of the passenger seat, where Stick was seated. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Reggie’s trunk wasn’t big enough for their haul, and they had to put some of the bags into the backseat. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko had no difficulty catching the boy and hustling him into the caged backseat of the police cruiser. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the crotchety old passenger let himself into the backseat and put his walking stick across his legs. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The driver shifted gears and gunned the engine as I crouched down in the backseat. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only discord comes when we’re driving home and a fight breaks out in the backseat. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z As Day drove with his arm around Ethel in front, Galen would grab Deborah in the backseat, forcing his hands under her shirt, in her pants, between her legs. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I rode in silence behind them in the backseat of the Buick as we drove home from those basketball games, my feelings too deep or too jumbled to share. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I said from the backseat as he started the car. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He dumped the bags in the backseat of the car and dashed back inside to lock the doors and close the window louvers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Hi, Armpit,” called a girl in the backseat. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z George stared out the backseat window, counting telephone poles. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I tried to rush toward my mother, who was already being put in the backseat of a police car. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z From the backseat, Harrison said in a cowed whisper, “They are using everything they are having to take Port Harcourt.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to dance, and I wanted to take her home in Roy Lee’s backseat afterward. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Coach swiped everything on the backseat to one side as I reached back and opened the door. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I watch her from the backseat of the car as she walks down the block alone. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He picked up Gwin who was clambering around the backseat, held him so that he couldn't snap, and then lured him into the backpack with a piece of bread. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Miss Skeeter pull a big brown box out the backseat, then carries it up to the church door, like she dropping off old clothes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Then they crawled into the backseat of his car. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z There were fishing rods and a tackle box on the backseat of the car. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I look to Frank, who is still in the backseat, picking blueberry pancake crumbs from his beard. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “I know. I got it in the backseat. Ignatius is the one made me wreck that car, he got me so nervous from the backseat.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire backseat of the car has fallen asleep. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Before we could stop him, the older man was stooped over holding onto the front door window, looking into the backseat of our car. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She scurried back to the car clutching her coat and skirt tight around her legs, and Etienne was in the backseat laughing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I tossed my bags into the backseat and got back in. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She managed to push me into the backseat of the car and drive me to the hospital. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuck my homework in the Audi’s backseat and got in front. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I forgot my backpack,” I said, opening the car door to get the backpack that I had left in the backseat. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He and his girlfriend had driven to a dark spot and climbed into the backseat. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When he saw that our “father” was asleep in the backseat, he looked from one pretty girl to another and licked his lips like an iguana. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Felicia opens the rear door of her vintage American car and slides across the backseat, gently tugging Ernesto with her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His girlfriend, Heike, was stretched out across the backseat of the van, eyes shut. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z In the backseat, my mom rolled her eyes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z But after a half hour of bouncing along in the backseat, he became afraid and began to tremble. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z After school Leslie got on the bus before he did and went straight to the corner of the long backseat—right to the seventh graders’ seat. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Rabiya noticed the notebook I had left in the backseat of the car when we went to get the rest of the items for the apartment. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I dream I am lying in the backseat of a car, my head on Papa's lap, watching the moon follow us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z With Zu still crying in the backseat and me having no idea where we had been headed in the first place, to say I was relieved was an understatement. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In the few seconds it takes the police car to screech to a stop behind him, Justyce settles Melo into the backseat. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir,” I indicated the pack on the backseat. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He waves his best friend and Mena Prescott over, lets them get in first, and then squeezes into the crowded backseat while trying to close the door. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Benji insisted on the backseat of the Range Rover so he could sleep an extra hour as they drove to Saratoga to buy racehorses. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The guy on the record started singing “Under the Boardwalk” and 1 had to turn around and look because it sounded like he was right in the backseat with Dad. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Curly scowled at the sullen lump in the backseat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Abuela and Ford bring up some plastic bags from her backseat. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Sitting in the backseat of the Wildcat, awaiting a whipping. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A woven bag had fallen from the backseat, spilling rice onto the ground. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The backseat was crammed with cardboard file boxes full of papers and documents and photographs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Adria, my teacher’s sleeping,” I said to my sister in the backseat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Not the backseat of a car, the way some of her friends had; definitely not in the stairwell of the high school, as rumor had it Kendra Solomon had. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Lombardy sat in the backseat, and the three men drove off. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There’s so much anxiety in this car that it feels like the backseat is shrinking, crushing us into a small cube of vinyl and sweat and fear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My dad was flying—long grooves of slush that ribbed the pavement sprayed up onto the car—and the whole time I was shaking in the backseat like there was an earthquake under my skin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She reached behind her and pulled her college sweatshirt from the backseat. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Yet as clearly as I remember the heavy silence in the backseat of that car, with Ashley holding four-month-old Adria on her lap, the rest of my foster care memories are fuzzy images. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As the bus pulled back onto the highway, he turned around and looked through the rear window to see Luma getting into the backseat of the police cruiser. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He wants to talk, but Sherrie just drinks and broods against his shoulder, slumped like a young girl in the backseat of the family wagon. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Earlier in the summer, Fornatee’s father had been in the backseat of a car driven by a friend when they were rear-ended by an out-of-control truck. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The scantily dressed girls curled up in the backseat, or bared breasts in the front, or fixed flat tires, bending way over. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They handcuffed him, blindfolded him with a strip of black cloth, and pushed him into the backseat of the jeep. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Once she’d parked well off the roadside, she locked all the doors, climbed into the backseat, and wrapped herself in her old quilt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Even if he Faded, he was still stuck in the backseat of a police car. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He reached in the backseat and said, “Here,” and handed me a jacket. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She died on the backseat, with her legs in the air. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Jack shuts off the engine, a girl springs from the backseat, wearing a blue-striped dress and white sneakers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Grace clapped him on the shoulder from the backseat. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z My mom and I sat in the backseat as Mr. Mason, from the passenger side, took my dad through the gears, telling him when to depress the clutch and when to let it go. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They’ve already set their special toys on the backseat of the car. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I stuck the snacks in the trunk and contorted my way into the backseat next to Laleh, but then Mom turned around and ran back inside too. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I tossed my backpack onto the backseat and then slumped in the passenger seat with the goldfish suspended in their plastic prison between my legs. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He pulled off the road while my two friends were yelling in the backseat, “I’m shot! I’m shot!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Dad drove, with Mother next to him, and I rode in the backseat with Shawn. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For a while it sounded like old times with me playing chauffeur and you bugging me from the backseat.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got to Deborah’s car, her two grandsons—Davon and Alfred, who were just shy of their eighth and fourth birthdays —sat in the backseat screaming at each other. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We strapped Ben into the backseat of the minivan. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When we finally got going, we swung by to pick up Twig, who burst into the backseat of the car and greeted us: “We are going to kick butt.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They used to secretly touch each other’s legs in the backseat when it was my tum. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Remember the Deuce and a Quarter and how we used to roll around in that giant backseat on our summer outings to the drive-in? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He didn't want to look into the backseat. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Carefully, they placed the box on the backseat and Nene slid in next to it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z This enormous black-and-white dog watched me from the backseat, like it was trying to figure out who, or what, I was. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The last time Laila ever saw Hasina, she was being helped by her father into the crowded backseat of a taxi. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z On the first trip back to the car, though, I fell down in the river, so I took my hoodie off and tossed it onto the backseat with my shoes and socks. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I am his prisoner, in the backseat, trapped by child locks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Margo crawled into the backseat and came back with a purse. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She checked the backseat before she opened the door. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Thirty hours after crossing the border, we arrived, the three of us in the backseat of a red pickup truck that smelled of cigarette smoke and gasoline. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She pushed off him and slid over the backseat. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He got in the backseat between my brother and sister. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z They were in the Hearse, with Lindsey and Princess in the backseat, by five. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Holding her belly, she sits in the backseat of the taxi, while Lina, up front, tells the driver to hurry. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Juanita chimed in, turning to look at the twins in the backseat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Three hours after my flight landed in Peshawar, I was sitting on shredded upholstery in the backseat of a smoke-filled taxicab. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Since I refused to get out of the car, Lucy came to sit in the backseat with me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Edgar was sitting in the backseat, staring straight ahead. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Then I climbed back into my maidenly spot in the backseat and didn’t say anything else till we got to the field, half an hour after the plane had left. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The policeman turned to appraise his prisoner in the backseat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw everything in the backseat as usual, then opened the passenger-side door. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Luma reached into the backseat and retrieved a soccer ball, then got out of her car, approached the boys, and asked if she could join in. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The car was small and the backseat smelled like nail polish remover. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Then I noticed something in the backseat of the Prius, and my heart skipped a beat. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A second man comes out from the backseat of the car—younger, slim, and wearing a blue cap. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When my mom finally pulled into our driveway, though, I saw that Jeffrey was asleep in the backseat, and I started to get nervous. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later, Augustus opened a door behind me and engaged in the complicated business of entering the backseat of a car with one leg. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She and Lydia climbed into the backseat of the car and they drove off. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When we put down the backseat of the Green Caboose, there was room for everyone to sleep, though sometimes someone’s feet would be sticking in my face. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no bathroom for me,” they said, climbing into the backseat. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We reached the Jeep in an impossibly short time, and Edward barely slowed as he flung me in the backseat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I started to climb over to the backseat, but Joey grabbed my hood and pulled me back, saying, “No way. I do not want to sit by him, Ryan Dean. Let him sit there.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I sat in the backseat, slouching in my seat, and peeked to see if the soldiers were looking in my direction. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I awoke later, in the backseat of a strange automobile. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The busker glowed with Prime-Time Happiness, and for a few moments, deprivation took a backseat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As she climbed into the backseat, I wiped her saliva and lipstick off my face. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The man never let go of my arm and wrestled the box over into the backseat. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Quentin and I sat in the backseat, gently cradling the rockets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I scurry out of the backseat, my right shoulder braced against the weight of my bags, and kick the door shut. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I recoiled, slipping down in the space between the backseat and the front. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When I married Soraya, the flowers and Johnny Carson took a backseat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Baby Girl ride in my lap in the backseat. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I only had three markers and one dried out when the cap fell under the backseat. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When we finally pulled into the parking lot, my body had to adjust to sub-light speeds before I could pour myself out of the Smokemobile’s backseat and follow Sohrab to the ticket office. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When I looked back at the car, Stephanie was getting out of the backseat and moving up front next to Erin. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was worse than that time she had forgotten the groceries in the backseat of her mom’s Honda. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Or my mom could just putt there at her usual, stately 31 miles per hour while Jeffrey and I bounced and chattered in the backseat like two bald monkeys on a sugar high. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Mai led her straight to Dell's car, where she wordlessly opened the backseat door so that her mother could be face-to-face with Willow. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Mom pulled up, and Joey hopped into the backseat without a word. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Five minutes later, the map was spread out over the steering wheel, and Chubs was gloating in the backseat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He grabbed a paper bag from the backseat and plucked a half lemon out of it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I think I actually began hyperventilating, creating my own microclimate in the backseat, where it was as humid as a rain forest in the Amazon. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Pita’s voice from the backseat was small and innocent. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I try to open the door, but apparently you can’t open the backseat doors from the inside of a police car. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z And Maddy, who had now climbed back in the backseat, also put two fingers up, but held them up to the window at Becca and the girls—a peace sign. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z In the blink of an eye, I’m in the warm backseat of Dray’s car with Kasim next to me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He was still in Florida, still in a hospital bed, and I was still making out with his ex-girlfriend in the backseat of my mom’s car. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The boys climbed into the backseat while she cleared the windows. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z In the backseat sits Chucha, arms crossed, glaring at the storefront. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I’m certain that Mustafa, who’s on the other side of me in the backseat of our minivan, can hear my heart beating through my thick jacket. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I almost always fell sound asleep on the ride home in the backseat of the car. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Jack Tallis was asleep under a rug on the backseat and would probably have to continue by the first morning train. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Above ground, their cuffs and blindfolds still on, they were guided into the backseat of a small car and driven away. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z No. One of the real ones was sitting in their backseat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The policeman looked in the backseat and said, “What’s in the suitcase?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Carrying it down the stairs, I worry that Jason will see me in the parking lot with the guitar, so I race to our car and quickly put it in the backseat. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He could hear the clinking of glass bottles on the backseat. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I made my way back to the orderlies waiting by the car, swung myself into the backseat, buckled myself up, and turned around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I tumbled into the backseat, right after Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Moody watched, half hidden by a tree, as she picked her way around to the Rabbit, which sat in the driveway with its doors thrown wide, and extracted the footboard from the backseat. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And so he turned to the backseat and sputtered: "This is such a big loss." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She was short and I figured she could have laid out on that backseat. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z A swathe of dirty yellow sponge spilled out and shivered on the backseat like an immense jaundiced liver. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, is this the right way?” my plump, suited customer questions from the backseat. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But during my entire childhood, I had seen the amusement park only from the backseat window of our family car as we passed by its beckoning sights, sounds, and smells. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I throw myself across the backseat and push the door open before the truck comes to a complete stop. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Me and Joey crawled up on the backseat and looked at the back window. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I lean my forehead against the backseat window and try to see past the speeding dark and into this new world called Detroit. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I got in the backseat, dripping and shivering. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Also, from the backseat it was not possible to see Louisiana’s grandmother’s head, and so it seemed as if they were being driven around by an invisible person. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z As he drew nearer, he saw that the younger kids were sitting in the backseat, among suitcases, and peering out at him through steamy windows. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Bunny shouted to my dad as she slipped out of the backseat. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Behind the backseat, pressed against the white-stockinged knees of the maids, the Prime Minister crouches under a blanket. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He finished the slice, with his right hand reached into the backseat, uncovered the pizza box, and brought out another slice. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z With the bell captains help, the family loaded up their bus and, one by one, the kids climbed into the backseats. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z As they passed the blue Benz, Laila caught a fleeting glimpse of the man in the backseat: thin, white haired, dressed in a dark brown suit, with a white handkerchief triangle in the breast pocket. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Chapter Eleven had tossed the pillows into the backseat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z What I didn’t expect was that at three-thirty, before Dad come home, here’s Doc Murphy’s car chugging up the lane, and he’s got Shiloh in the backseat. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As I drive up Main Street, I look in my rearview mirror and see Frank S. in the backseat. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “They’re all yours again, Buck,” he murmured, tossing them in the backseat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Jack and Hazel exchanged a look, shrugged, and climbed in the backseat. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll just put these boxes in the backseat,” he offered, and I could tell by his hokey voice that he was laughing at me himself. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Finally, the person in the backseat removes his cap and looks up so I can see him for the first time in the mirror. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z There, in the backseat of the car with Declaration, were two more girls from school. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Red!” the guy in the backseat screams at me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I nervously asked again from the backseat of Roy Lee’s car as we bounced up the rutted dirt road to Snakeroot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The voice and a pitched whistle produced by the tall figure of a young man at the gate of the drowned man’s house made the mammoth canine stiffen in the backseat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z During the ride the driver said nothing else, but Ignatius practiced his speech loudly in the backseat, rapping his cutlass against the front seat to emphasize certain key points. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On the drive to the hospital, Roy’s parents sat in the backseat and spoke quietly between themselves. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She got in the backseat and tried to pull the broken door closed. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z After he finished cuffing me, the cop opened the rear door of his cruiser and pushed my head down while shoving me into the backseat. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I was three and a half years old and remember lying on the backseat watching slippery raindrops making patterns as they plopped down the car’s windows. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Ollie jumps into the backseat and sticks his head out the window. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Get in the backseat,” she said, “and stay down.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Naomi was climbing into the backseat of an old Chevrolet, but Henry got there before she closed the door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z My cheeks burn, and I brush past my uncle and climb into the backseat of the car without saying a word. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Next to me in the backseat was a big motionless lump. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When I was little, street-corner dudes like that would sometimes lower their shades to wink, keen on getting a rise out of the white girl in the backseat passing by. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z By the time we reach one of Drake’s outer streets and I climb into the backseat of our waiting military jeep, Metias can barely contain his anger. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Ahmed opens up the car door and says we should get going, so I quickly crawl into the backseat of the car before I start to seriously cry. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z There is a backseat, but it doesn’t look very comfortable. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Alma kissed me on the mouth, backed up, looked let down, and then crawled out of the backseat. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I witnessed firsthand Megan’s subtle teases about me in the backseat of that same car as we all drove back to school from our weekends. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Good day,” Maya murmured, leaning forward from the backseat and resting her head on Grace’s shoulder, her arm stretching out to wrap around Joaquin. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z For some reason, I was scared to actually get out of the car, but if you pulled down the center segment of Harold’s backseat, you could reach directly into the trunk. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I sat in the backseat as far away from JT as possible, pressing myself into the side door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mikayla was pulling a cardboard tray full of potted plants out of the backseat, and she looked at me with an expression that was not quite surprise. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I don’t want to let Mike drive me home because he’s high, but there’s nothing I can do about it, so I just sit quietly in the backseat. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z From the backseat, two policemen produce a frail-looking man in a beige suit with a perfect purple bruise around his left eye. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He was loaded into a jeep and driven through the night, his broken leg jammed into the narrow backseat. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And I remembered Alice sitting with me on the dark leather backseat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mackenzie leaned forward from her spot in the backseat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He handcuffed me and then pulled the door open and jumped in the backseat with me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z A short man in a field captain’s uniform emerges from the backseat of the Mercedes and brushes something invisible from the sleeve of his coat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My backseat is a far cry from leather, but he crossed his legs as if he owned my bucket. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m just glad you’re still here,” Armpit said, settling into the backseat. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Yessuh. Looked to me like a man was sitting in the backseat along with her.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z People in Spokane found their picnic hampers and filled them with sandwiches and loaded them in the backseats of their own cars and headed west. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Stuffing them in the backseat of the cab is like herding birds, but I finally push them all in. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z So Ernie helped load all the peas in Grandma’s backseat, the sun blinding him, making him squint. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Think back to your backseats, your pup tents, your beach bonfire parties. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Heading home on the bus every day, people would be pulling flat shiny bags out of their history books like crazy and passing them to Cletus in the backseat. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z And then gives that milk to her youngest grandson to hold in the backseat of her car, with strict directions not to spill it, as she rushes him and her other grandson to the hospital. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I put my feet down in a puddle of rainwater, then realized my shoes were still sitting on the floor beneath the backseat, where I’d left them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Who’d ever have believed it, she thought, remembering high school, when she and Mark had fumbled frantically against each other in the backseat of his car. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I felt so little in the backseat for some reason. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I watched them as they were fixed on getting Vonetta out of the backseat. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She parked the car in front of a big house and got out so I grabbed my suitcase from the backseat and jumped out too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I sat in the backseat as my dad drove through the city. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Tim pulls into my driveway, and El hops out so I can drag myself out of the backseat of the Jeep. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They put handcuffs on him and put him in the backseat of the cop car, and we all waved as they drove away. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, Mia pushed the bags into the footwells and laid a folded army blanket across them and the backseat, forming a bed that could just hold them both. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I had to stretch out in the backseat. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I hope there's nothing in there that might come flying around our heads,” he said as Dustfinger got in the backseat behind Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Perhaps Maddie was more of a backseat driver than a stooge. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Half an hour later Fadi was wedged firmly in the backseat of a beat-up Dodge Caravan. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z On the drive back to El Paso from Tucson, I sat in the backseat. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I fixed my eyes on them from the backseat and wondered why he wasn’t called Ears. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He set all of these on the backseat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The junior inspector was walking round to the rear door on the far side and his chief was about to guide Robbie into the backseat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Ohio license plate was tossed into the backseat, and in its place was a West Virginia plate. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He glances over his shoulder at where that urn is sitting on the backseat. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The Fairfax town marshal also shared with agents a disturbing detail: around the time of Anna’s murder, he had found a dark stain on the backseat of Rose’s car. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Let’s hit the road. You better grab that whole bag of candy cane truffles from the backseat. I think we need them in our emotionally fragile state.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Anatole immediately settled down to driving us anxiously through the dark while I curled around our suckling boy in the backseat, alarmed to see he wasn’t even that—he couldn’t nurse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I carried them to the car and put them in the backseat. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After Twig and Dari got in, right as I was about to slide into the backseat, she tilted my chin up to her face and kissed my forehead. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He tossed his jacket in the backseat, and drove with the top down and the radio blaring. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z On the way, I sat in the backseat of the car, turning my head from side to side to take in everything in a country that was brand-new to me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the backseat of the last car sits Mustafa Kemal. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She called me to the car to remove several shopping bags from the backseat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I bought with my blank check enough clothes to fill the backseat of the Cadillac. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Cate turned around to face the backseat so quickly the car actually swerved into the other lane. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He had seen many strange cars in familiar driveways over the years, all of them with backseats big enough for a boy and a trash bag filled with whatever stuff he could manage to grab. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z At least a dozen of them had flown into the backseat and settled on Pita. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I don’t look back as I open the car door and slide into the backseat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Me and B. J. was in the backseat. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She waves, but David sits alone in the backseat, hunched down, his hands over his ears. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z On the ride to his house, Jalil sat in the backseat of his car with Mariam, his arm draped over her shoulder. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I mean, the backseat was pretty much clear, just because that was the part of the car that he rode customers around in every day until I got in the car after practice. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It was football that gave Gary Edwards a halo and made his whole life there like a ride in the backseat of a limo, and he wasn’t about to pass on it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I waved her off with a forced smile and reached in the backseat for my black backpack. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She turns around, says, “We’re going to find your brother,” and gets into the backseat of his father’s truck. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Another bullet went through the backseat of the car and grazed my friend in the back. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Howard walked his up-down walk over to the car as I was getting my shopping bags out of the backseat. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Baby Kochamma rolled the red flag up and put it on the ledge behind the backseat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom was bent into the backseat, probably buckling Susie into place. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I climbed into the backseat first, pulling Chubs in behind me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Was your father a gambler down in Georgia that wound up on the wrong end of a gun? Were you born in the backseat of a Greyhound bus?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I fell asleep in the backseat like I always do, my head on Via’s lap like she was my pillow, a towel wrapped around the seat belt so I wouldn’t drool all over her. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z As soon as the hitchhiker climbed into the backseat next to me, I was sorry we had picked him up. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The policeman called for someone to get Tilly, and both of us, Tilly and I, got in the backseat of the cruiser to warm up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He opens the backseat door to let me in. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I missed you, too,” I say as I crawl into the backseat. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We slid into the backseat of the car and fell asleep slumped up against each other. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I bet she’d been on her way back to school with my trombone, science paper, and gym shorts in the backseat of the car when Isabel called, and bam, Mom completely forgot about me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He moved some things around and threw a blanket into the backseat. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Twenty-two years later, rangers from the National Park Service would find that same guitar on the backseat of a yellow Datsun abandoned near the shore of Lake Mead. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get close, I notice someone in the backseat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We hurry out the front door, and I slide into the backseat of his car. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z It’s not that I expected a ton of Bibles stacked on the backseat, but I was surprised to see that, inside, it was like anybody else’s car. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I go out to my car, pull out the Dunkin’ Donuts bag from the backseat, and count my tips. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z At five thirty, Dad parallel parks in the space in front of our house and goes into the backseat for his briefcase. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She stretched out across the backseat and me and By argued about who would hold her head and who would hold her feet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It hits him: Melo’s drunk beyond belief in the backseat of a car she fully intended to drive, yet Jus is the one in handcuffs. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Bobby paid no attention to the stunning scenery or to Evans’s equally stunning wife, who sat in the backseat to allow the boy to sit up front. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I make my exit while Donna and Kristina start making out in the backseat and Justin texts Chad because he’s not here yet. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Leaned in and said something to Ali in the backseat, perhaps one last-ditch effort to change his mind. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On the backseat next to us, I got a bag with a Thermos a apple juice, cheese nabs, peanuts, and two Co-Cola bottles that’s gone be like drinking coffee they gone be so hot. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Baba asks as I scramble into the backseat before the car behind us has a chance to honk. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We laughed ourselves silly in the backseat, clutching our armrests and trying not to get sick. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Sorry about this," he said as I climbed into the backseat behind a metal grate. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In a flash, I can see Radar bent over the backseat, his head in the cooler, digging a bottle out of the ice. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m standing out by the oak tree with David, taking turns on the bag swing, when I see the car and Shiloh’s head raised up in the backseat. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Armpit got in the backseat, and Kaira snuggled up next to him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z When we left, I got into the backseat again. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I peeked in the car’s backseat and saw my grandmother, Mama Lessie. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And practicality, she felt, should always take a backseat to true love. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned around to look at me in the backseat. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The coast is clear, so I run out and grab the painting from the backseat. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z An hour passed before we finally tied Mom’s paintings on the top of the car, shoved whatever would fit into the trunk, and piled the overflow on the backseat and the car floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They are curved into the backseat, pressed up against the back window. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He lurches out of the driveway and I’m thrown off the backseat. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I typically stretch my legs across the backseat and work on a crossword, but this morning, I can feel the beat thrumming at the base of my spine, almost like it’s inside me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Roy Lee would pick them up the next day and hide them in his backseat. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael tried to concentrate on his work, but the image of Hatsue in the backseat of his car—her eyes meeting his in the rearview mirror—carried him away into his memories. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The next thing I remember I was waking up back in the backseat and Momma was saying real, real Southern, “Babies, we home!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Border-patrol cops leaned into every car, talked to every driver, scanned tires, backseats, popped open trunks, checked under hoods. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Sohrab was in the backseat of the Land Cruiser, looking at traffic through the rolled- down window, chin resting on his palms. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The man sitting next to him in the backseat had found Powers's pistol and removed it from its holster. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Benny told Alex to load his trunk first, and then the backseat. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He and Alfred burst out laughing and collapsed into a pile in the backseat. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He glanced at the driver, huddled over the wheel in a horribly knitted, homemade cardigan, and slumped onto the backseat. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He pulled four shotguns from the backseat and held two out to me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I saw a man, the most magnificent Jackboot I had ever seen, sitting in the backseat of the first car. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They strip •out the backseats and stack the migrants like cordwood, one on top of the other. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When he popped it, and I looked in there and saw the end of the world, the backseat and front seat seemed spotless. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see my mom’s face from the backseat. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He gets out of the backseat while I maneuver out of the front, and he holds the door open for me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He lifted the arm off the record and looked in the backseat at Momma, who was asleep. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Daisy got in the backseat and told me to take shotgun. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The woman sits in the backseat, with shopping bags of groceries around her. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She spoke now, from the backseat, having turned again to look out the window. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to carry that!' He pointed at a long black duffel bag in the backseat. “Are those the tools you’re going to use to kill and dismember me?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z All during the ride, as she bounced in the backseat, she cried. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Since Donna and Kristina are talking and listening to music up there as if I’m not in the backseat, I summon Frank to sit next to me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Inside was a trim little fellow in a gray suit and fedora, with leather suitcases piled at his side and his family jammed in the backseat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I could see Janice in the backseat urging him to keep moving. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The black backpack that Rob and Cate had given me had been thrown into the backseat, covered in a few loose sheets of newspaper and an empty bottle of Windex. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It’s like the light is positioned in the backseat cup holder, beneath an empty can of soda that’s been there for a month. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z At 1:55, we pulled back alongside the field, with three new players, including Fornatee, in the backseat. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Willow got out of the backseat and headed up the driveway, pulling her wheeled luggage behind her. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Felicia screams for her mother, throws herself onto the backseat and shoulders open the car’s only working door. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerald and Angel sat in the backseat, frightened of him and frightened of what was going to happen. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled open the passenger door, and Scarlett leaned inside and put his graverubbing equipment down on the backseat as best she could. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She who had always feared automobiles was being swallowed by the backseat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Of course not. I was hiding. The backseat of our car is hollowed out—Dad had it custom-built.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Oftentimes, Granddaddy came home from work, put us grandchildren in the backseat of his car, and took us to pick wild strawberries and blackberries along the roadside. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “You’re right, squirt. You can do the wipers,” he says, throwing the rope into the backseat. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I opened the door and we got into the backseat. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I’d never actually been with a girl in a backseat or anywhere else. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And I know Joey was thinking about what he should do if Chas jumped into the backseat and began murdering me on the spot. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He was sound asleep, in fact, knocked out cold in the backseat, his mouth agape, his expression blissful and unworried. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then I was looking up at the roof of the Land Cruiser, in the backseat, the upholstery beige and ripped, listening to the ding-ding-ding signaling an open door. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the backseat there was a small trash bag. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The backseats were packed with dusty children and dogs and toothless grandparents and rolls of bedding and boxes of canned goods. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In the backseat, one very unhappy twelve- year-old, me, arriving under duress for an interview. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The story described the Coca-Cola truck driver who, distracted by the computer he used to get his delivery orders, killed a seven-year-old in the backseat of an oncoming truck. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Sergio realizes that there is no way I can fit in the backseat. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Go on to the car and grab a box from the backseat.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He sits in the middle of the backseat, leaning forward, a hand on each of the headrests. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I ignored them, helping Mama into the backseat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Stick shoved me into the backseat and eased in after me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I imagined her singing with her big sister, Bertha, in the backseat of their daddy’s car. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Mariam kept kicking and crying as she was carried to the car and lowered onto the cold leather of the backseat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s a perfect night to run away, thought Fadi, casting a brooding look at the bright sheen of the moon through the cracked backseat window. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z We still have stains all over the backseat of my father’s car. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “So maybe all that other stuff that’s important to me can take a backseat for now. And maybe I’m totally fine with that...if you are?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mom unhooked her seat belt and scrambled into the backseat. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Jus takes off the sweatshirt and tosses it in the backseat. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A voice rang out from the backseat, but with the tinted windows, we couldn’t see its source. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Flora’s father's car seats smelled like butterscotch and ketchup, and Flora was in the backseat, where the smell of butterscotch and ketchup was the most powerful. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “He was showing me something,” I say, and get into the backseat of the car. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z In the backseat, Mike and Harry Junior peered through the oval rearview window. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Master helped her into the car, asked her to lie down on the backseat, to stretch out as much as she could. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was sort of like how cabs have that window separating the front seat and the backseat, except in Mr. Ray’s car, it was tinted. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The slimy green orb sailed over her shoulder, into the backseat, and straight into my lap. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I watched him get into the backseat of their car and drive off and then I went upstairs to bed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Gregor flagged down a cab and they piled into the backseat. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I sat in the backseat and listened to my father shout. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then he suddenly says, “I'm on my way,” and tosses the phone on the backseat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The police had not taken elaborate precautions for the trip back to Johannesburg or for my security, and I merely sat in the backseat of a sedan, unhandcuffed, with two officers riding in front. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I scooted to the middle of the backseat and looked up at the Colonel sitting shotgun, smiling, his face turned to the wind blowing in through his window. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Outside, the boys slide into the backseat of a black Mercedes, are swallowed up inside, flanked by the two Gestapo officers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z But the laughing made her feel sick, so I had to get out of the car and help her into the backseat. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Your choke’s not working,” I said from the backseat. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When this place was first being built, my mom and Lucy used to drive through here every few weeks with me in the backseat. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I remember Ellis and me crying in the backseat of the car. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z From my backseat car window, I would point my nose toward Kiddieland and breathe in the smells of roasting hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, and candied apples cooling on refreshment stand counters. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They gently lifted Freebie from the backseat and onto the gurney. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The neighborhood seemed quieter Cabot quickly reached into the window of the car and into the backseat, where he grabbed a metal flashlight holding four D-cell batteries. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Hassan called driving and Lindsey called shotgun, so even though it was his car, Colin was relegated to the backseat, where he curled up against the window and read J. D. Salinger's Seymour: An Introduction. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I slid into the front seat with my mother and let the Gales and their dirty animals have the backseat to themselves. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Elinor snapped when he squeezed into the backseat next to the boy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My parents shuffle me into the backseat of the chief of police’s car and shut the door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I sling my stuff onto the backseat, being careful with the keyboard. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She sat in the backseat alone, her hands uncuffed, as they drove to police headquarters and then to city hall. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He unlocks the car, tosses the bag on the floor of the backseat, and tries to get Melo up off the ground. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Wes’s mother walked up to the backseat of the police car where her son sat and began to yell at him in between her tears. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I shielded his head and slid him into the backseat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He straightened up and threw his duffel bag in the backseat of his convertible. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She grabbed a worn copy of The Secret History off the passenger seat before Dill sat on it, and tossed it in the backseat. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Sitting in the backseat, I wanted to exchange vital contact information with this older and intriguing girl named Mai. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Each of them had a guard in the backseat, leaning out of the window, firing at him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Bod tried the door handles on the backseat. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The Packard’s trunk could fit four cases of liquor, its commodious, curtained backseat eight more. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His bouncing up and down in the backseat made the car rock. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Hi, Mrs. Green,” he said before getting into the backseat with Zion. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Dustfinger sat in the backseat, so silent you could almost have forgotten he was there. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Colin pulled into a rest stop near Paducah, Kentucky, around three in the morning, leaned his seat back until it pressed against Hassan's legs in the backseat, and slept. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He pulled a bag from the backseat and carried it inside with us. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “It’s gorgeous,” I breathe from the backseat of the SUV. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z She deposits me into the backseat of Donna’s car and then gets into the passenger’s side. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z And then I saw the servants reaching into the backseat of the motorcar and a man was slowly being lifted by both arms. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Hours later, I'm in Simon's backseat, driving to Martin Addison's house, of all places. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I ask as I slide into Dad’s backseat next to Zack. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Finally the beast made his way over me and jumped into the backseat, which by that time only held the drowned man because fear had set the rest of my sisters into motion. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Felicia slides to the backseat of her car and opens the door with a scrape. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty minutes later, I’m in the backseat of Abby’s mom’s car with a stack of paperbacks under my feet. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z When I make it home, I find Marv asleep in the backseat of his car and Ritchie sitting on my porch. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I took one last look, then climbed into the backseat. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The movie screens in the backseat of her Saturn. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And soon, I’m in the backseat, squeezed between the twins while Chantal drives and Aunt Jo sits in the passenger seat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But Willow, with her eyes closed in the backseat, saw nothing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Tyler had twisted his upper body so that he was practically climbing into the backseat, his eyes bulging as he took in every cut, every bruise, every pair of wide eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Before she could answer, there was a cough from the backseat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I got a car, and it’s got a backseat. I’m your driver anytime you want.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We climb into the worn backseat of one of the three-wheeled taxis, and Zohra tells the driver where to take us. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I was the only one who could feel the way her thighs trembled, the whole backseat like a vibrating bed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes watered as I sat in the backseat of the cruiser, watching out the window as the two cops picked Shea up off the ground and led him toward the backseat with me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Melissa sat beside her in the backseat, admiring the swirls in her skirt. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Finally, she found herself spread out on the backseat of an off-grid car that Scythe Curie drove at what seemed to Citra to be a breakneck speed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I went out to the car to get a box from the backseat. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We looked into the car and saw several live turkeys in the backseat. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the backseat of the taxi, they did not speak. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The front seat was almost as big as Eleanor's bed, and the backseat was an Erica Jong novel just waiting to happen. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I have just put Lacey to bed now, at 9 P.M., in the same position in the backseat. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Ernesto had been a virgin when Felicia coaxed him to the backseat of her car, and he displayed the profound gratitude of the unburdened. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So I climb into the backseat with my bags. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She opened the hatchback and heaved the sack of balls into the backseat. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The Baudelaire orphans piled into the backseat, and peered out the back window at Justice Strauss, who was crying and waving to them. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z So only the Richardsons went to the McCulloughs’ that weekend, arriving in two cars—Lexie and Trip and Moody in one, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson in another, with a glowering Izzy in the backseat. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Through the open backseat door, I could see into the car. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z His voice keeps going but I’m too busy bouncing in the backseat to hear the words. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Angel and Kiara giggled in the backseat about boys and makeup and movie stars. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside me, in the backseat, Sam is looking uncomfortable, squirming this way and that. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I shrugged, and he opened the door to the backseat right as my dad unlocked the car. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Delia and Velia sat side by side in the backseat next to the “sleeping” drowned man while Pita wedged herself against the opposite car door trying to stay away from him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I wondered if we’d ever be riding in the backseat again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z They open the door of the pickup truck and dive into the backseat. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I steady my suitcase against the backseat as the car thumps over the streetcar tracks. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z With one hand on the wheel, I took the paper from Velia in the backseat and handed it back to Juanita, pointing at the newsprint at the bottom of the front page. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He dug around in the backseat and retrieved a towel for me to sit on, and one of his track jerseys to wear. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I watched Margaret’s mom give her a hug, and then she climbed into the backseat of the car. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was ten to eight when Felix and Freebie finally jumped into the empty backseat. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll have to hold her hand in the backseat,” I joke. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z We jumped in the backseat and headed back down Fulton. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z At one point, my head cracked back against the plastic side paneling and drink holder, but no one was paying attention to the strange noises in the backseat when someone was firing a gun. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z On the car ride, the three of us sat in the backseat: Jessica held her book, Anna held her plant, and I held my special sketch. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly a sireen went off sounding like it was in the backseat of the car. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I found it and set it on the backseat and unlocked it. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I pulled over and got into the backseat and held him, stroking his head until he grew calm and fell asleep. My mother taught me to fear travel. My dog helped me find my courage 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z The exam and patient history that had long defined the medical experience now took a backseat to the medicine bottle, surgical procedures, and test results. The battle for medicine’s soul: A century of alternative remedies 2014-01-19T19:00:00Z And you, strange company, in the backseat of childhoodpropped on the raft of memory like some god of chaos. Dear World & Everyone in It: New Poetry in the UK edited by Nathan Hamilton – review 2013-04-12T08:01:01Z Haller is a Los Angeles defense attorney who works out of the backseat of his Lincoln Continental. McConaughey finds age, parenthood impacting career 2011-03-18T22:27:15Z Just today, I was in the car with my mother, my kids in the backseat. What my mother's "selfish" writing retreat taught me about being an artist and a parent 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Someone standing in the street shot him while he was sitting on the passenger side of the car's backseat and the driver of the car brought him to the hospital, police said. Weekend of violence kills 10 in Chicago 2012-03-19T16:29:00Z I sit in the backseat looking past the backs of their heads through the windshield. My mom says "I love you" with aloo paratha 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z "I always try to take a backseat, even with this book," Mottola said in a phone interview last week. Tommy Mottola apologizes to Mariah in 'Hitmaker' 2013-01-31T15:53:15Z Look elsewhere for battlefield action; what’s shown in “The White Princess” is brief and takes a backseat to verbal volleys flung back and forth in castle halls. The lesson of Starz’s “The White Princess”: Not all family affairs are worth watching 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z The first type of commercial will usually show a mother and father smoothly careening down a country road in their SUV, their 2.5 kids placid and safe in the backseat. Toyota Venza's anti-hipster commercials 2011-07-11T19:52:00Z Bev starts to speed up as she has a meltdown, driving recklessly and beating J.D. when he climbs into the backseat. From "Hillbilly Elegy" to "The Gentlemen," here are the worst films of 2020 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z He and I were in the backseat of his sister Sonia’s car, on our way to Bandung, a city three hours to the southwest of the capital. Meet 17-Year-Old Indonesian Rapper Rich Chigga 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The victim standing on the street when a backseat passenger in a passing olive Green car opened fire from the vehicle, police said. Man killed, 2 wounded in overnight city shootings 2012-04-09T08:35:00Z Driving was less challenging, despite kids prone to backseat nausea. On a Family Road Trip Through Germany: Fairy Tales, Castles and Cuckoo Clocks 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z He’s an entertainer with a lot of interests beyond acting, and becoming Spider-Man would require that those other interests take a backseat. There Are So Many Reasons Why Donald Glover Should Be the Next Spider-Man 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z I knew not to question, and I climbed into the backseat. The day Vida Wayne vanished, wearing a quarter-million dollars in jewels 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Titles like SS Hell Camp left loftier motives in the backseat to pursue low-rent sensationalism and tarnished pleasures, too busy getting everyone’s clothes off to interrogate the dark legacy of Hitler’s run at world domination. War is hell: Overlord and the history of battle-set horror movies 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Someone standing in the street shot him while he was sitting on the passenger side of the car's backseat, police said. 5 dead, 12 wounded in shootings across city 2012-03-18T11:16:00Z Icons like Robert Plant, Roger Waters, Keith Richards ... sure their music is legendary, but it still takes a backseat to the larger-than-life egos behind the music. The Strokes' brilliantly subversive media blitz 2011-03-14T15:14:00Z He often practiced in the backseat of his car while his wife drove and their children kept eyes on the road to warn of approaching potholes. Harvey Phillips, a Titan of the Tuba, Dies at 80 2010-10-24T04:19:00Z I am in the backseat of a pickup truck that is driving down the Atlantic coast of Patagonia. Searching for the remote: Cabo Raso, Patagonia’s coastal ghost town 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z While some followers slammed her in the comments section for filming a selfie while driving, Hembrow appears to be in the backseat. Fitness star shocks with shirtless shot 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z I sank, exhausted, into the backseat of a small sport utility vehicle as it pulled onto a sparsely populated Wyoming highway, finally getting some rest after a long day. For white folks who teach in the hood: A lesson in campus colonialism 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z “The Riots” was the explanation I’d get for all the burned out and abandoned buildings visible from the backseat of our minivan. “DETROIT”: Cleaning up the mess white people made or adding to it? 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z During the Bush years, with some notable exceptions, Washington’s interest in America’s “backyard” took a backseat to wars farther from home. Army tank made of cupcakes 2012-06-15T14:54:00Z Where this represents a departure from other such stories is McQueen's willingness to steep us in the delectation of this story and his devotion to ensuring that does not take a backseat to struggle. "Education" culminates Amazon's "Small Axe" film series, finding beauty in the necessary struggle 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z It's good to kind of take a backseat and see New Orleans culture as being New Orleans culture. Here’s how to enjoy a plant-based Mardi Gras without forgoing any of the fun 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z So the show, the character, the experience became very backseat to what was going on in the world, what was going on in my family, what was going on in my life. Katherine Heigl unfiltered: "I know my value. Beauty ... is the least interesting thing about me" 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z "Treme" is easily among the best drama series on the air, and takes a backseat to no show for the breadth and excellence of its cast. 'Treme,' a winning show, suffers Emmy neglect 2011-07-15T09:31:04Z The concept of a transcendent common good, which during the Cold War had taken a backseat to national security, now took a backseat to maximizing individual choice and autonomy. Goodbye, age of great expectations: We know how America got here, but where does it go now? 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Grohl mostly took a backseat to let the Wilson sisters breeze through a rendition of “Kick It Out.” Foo Fighters get help from Heart on 'Letterman' 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z “New York magazine once did a cover story on ‘Downward Mobility,’” Ms. Siegal recalled while lurching through traffic in the backseat of a blue Lincoln on a weekday night in January. Peggy Siegal, Best Hostess in a Supporting Role 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z But when trauma survivors are staring down cameras, reporters, and this show’s hosts, the usual treatment of the spectacle really should take a backseat. “The Circus” goes to Kavanaugh: Women’s pain collides with the sport of politics 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Even Cave’s piano takes a backseat on the album, leaving plenty of open space in the mix. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Rush Into the Unknown on Push the Sky Away 2013-02-20T14:30:07Z “I remember one of my ex’s kids, when he was five, sitting in the backseat of my parent’s car, correcting my dad about my pronouns,” they say. 'They don’t have to put on a show for anyone’s sake': Why this parent is raising a gender-free child | Adrienne Matei 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z So it was always a little strange to visit family in Scranton for Easter as a child, peer out the backseat window and think: Grandpop’s city looks cloudy. The science of white working class pain: Trump’s appeal is rooted in the body as well as the mind 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z She blows a kiss from the backseat of a sheriff's car. Dolly Parton proves that nothing says Christmas like a magical country mama 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z I’ll miss being convinced that there’s a murderer hiding behind every backseat of every vehicle I ever see. Farewell Luther, you aggressively stupid beast. Please end on a high 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Ms. Murphy is taking a backseat to Mr. Stiefel’s vision — happily — and will perform with the company as well as coach. Adventure Beyond the South Pole 2011-08-21T04:00:04Z There was a pumpkin pie and a loaf of lard bread tucked under the backseat. The Discovery of Roscoe Holcomb and the “High Lonesome Sound” 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Middle East politics took a backseat to the human comedy in a show that bridged divides through its sly multicultural score by David Yazbek and the graceful modesty of its book by Itamar Moses. Best theater in 2017: Our critic's top picks, including Midler, Metcalf and Bruuuuce 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z I pouted in the backseat while my dad drove our family up the 79, past the Grove City outlets, through Meadville and finally reaching Lake Erie. My hot, rowdy Indian summers at Hindu youth camp 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z "It's at the forefront of music and everything else has a backseat. I don't think the pendulum will swing back for a long time." Bette Midler, sexy-mermaid feminist? That's what Ariana Grande thought 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The doo-wop music he heard on his mother's kitchen radio in the '50s was "the sound of silk stockings rustling on backseat upholstery." Springsteen delivers SXSW keynote 2012-03-15T20:59:00Z "We made a breakthrough in art - and took a backseat with our breakthrough," the bespectacled, 84-year-old artist said while clutching a booklet with reprints of her works. Banned 50 years ago, exhibition reopens in Moscow 2012-12-06T12:16:54Z We glanced back at the Toyota to make sure no one was trying to get into the backseat. Religion ruined my childhood 2014-02-16T00:00:00Z And they borrow the kinds of spaces common to the sharing economy: the backseat for the Uber ride, the bedroom for the Airbnb stay. A grassroots, handmade Venice Architecture Biennale from Alejandro Aravena 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z This forgets that for a time "Star Trek" took a backseat to "Star Wars" in the popular imagination. Nichelle Nichols completed her "Star Trek" mission so that I'd never know a world without Lt. Uhura 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z We see her in the backseat of a car about to make her first heist. 'Orange Is the New Black' Recap: Of White Girls and Privilege 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z "Traditional" marriage of the 1950s sat women squarely in the backseat; we couldn't even get a credit card without a cosign from our husbands until 1974. Girls run the world, but should we have to? What writing a novel taught me about emotional labor 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z In the backseat, purchased moments before impact, was a mangled case of Rolling Rock, the beer we all loved to drink together when the boys and I were home. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z Bangles and bracelets, now that chunky necklaces are taking a backseat this season. Top spring fashion trends 2011-03-23T19:25:04Z Her two young sons, 19 months and 5 years old, slept in the backseat. Pipeline protests: The fight goes on against project that could jeopardize Native lands in the Midwest 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Driving home, my belongings in the backseat, I talked to myself. Adventures at the Clown Palace: Stand-up comedy helped me confront my depression and cultural taboos 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Listening to the radio in the backseat of a Suburban, I didn’t know what the line meant, but it was a strange wave of relief. Prince and the queer body: Our dirty patron saint of pop gave me permission to think outside the gender binary 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Being with guys was tricky, but you could keep your back pressed up against a couch, or a concrete wall, or the squeaky vinyl of a backseat. Never show them your back 2012-11-24T01:00:00Z Strapped in the backseat of my mini-SUV, he leans his head out the window and sniffs the air. My mother taught me to fear travel. My dog helped me find my courage 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z His willingness to take a backseat is admirably egoless for a lead musician. Cheikh L? ? review 2011-01-16T00:06:12Z George, from the backseat, moves to comfort Andy, grips the tops of his arms, asks Andy to tell him what happened. Two Novels About Frustrated White Men, Thirty-five Years Apart 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z “Don’t ever come for free, man,” said Jeff from the backseat. Don’t shoot me! I’m just picking mushrooms! 2013-09-08T13:30:00Z He was there to photograph Denzel Washington lounging in the backseat of a convertible in “Malcolm X.” Spike as seen through his brother’s lens, in a new book 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Frank cites him and quotes him frequently, and he has a copy of “Self-Reliance” in the backseat of his car during his road trip with his surly son, Paul, in “Independence Day.” Frank Bascombe’s Seafaring Foil 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The series — in recent years a victim of its talent-show component taking a backseat to its judges’ celebrity — was at its best all about democracy. Review: The Finale of 'American Idol' Was a Glorious Mess 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Of course, it's completely realistic that in a household with two seriously ailing children, the healthy kid would have to take a backseat. 2010-01-22T21:22:00Z Kyle found Ben in the backseat of his car after realizing in horror, when attempting to pick him up from daycare, that he had not actually dropped him off that morning. The power of radical forgiveness 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z There’s a note-perfect encapsulation of a dynamic we’ve either been part of or adjacent to and so many scenes dragged me back to my youth, witnessing the drama of familial conflict from the backseat. The 50 top films of 2017 in the US: No 5 Lady Bird 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z However, once the employees were onboard, the conference reportedly took a backseat to their partying. Royal Caribbean refunds passengers shocked by conference's 'crazy' burlesque cruise 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Where hard science and fact take a backseat to convenient explanations of how the universe works? Sweet but unchallenging, "Miracle Workers: Dark Ages" dresses our modern ignorance in medieval garb 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Neither one of us was going to take a backseat or be pressured to follow the other. Modern Love: Is the Husband Going to be the Problem? 2010-08-12T23:00:00Z This pint-size backseat driver in a booster seat gives my husband and me directions and is almost always right. Motherlode: Talking to Children About Tragedy 2011-07-19T14:51:45Z The literal and metaphorical layers here — black man in the backseat, white guy at the wheel — are simply stunning. Hollywood still loves a white savior: "Green Book" and the lazy, feel-good take on race 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z But saving the world quickly takes a backseat to taking photos, fishing and camping out with your best friends. WATCH: 2016 proved that gaming isn’t just for gamers — here are the 10 best games this year 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z As the interviewees in this film testify – with the unsurprising exception of Medvedev himself – the backseat driver never let go of the wheel. TV highlights 09/02/2012 2012-02-08T20:00:05Z Police said an officer was searching Blankenship's vehicle when Blankenship somehow escaped from the police car's backseat, climbed into the front and drove off. Man steals squad car, radios cops during drive 2012-01-18T17:50:00Z Glancing in the rearview mirror, I saw Beau curled up in the backseat, sleeping. My mother taught me to fear travel. My dog helped me find my courage 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z A passenger’s struggling hands materialize on the backseat window of a sinking wagon. Atoms for Peace, Thom Yorke’s Side Project, Isolated and Lost on Amok 2013-02-28T16:23:24Z Highlighting corruption, Africa’s leadership crises, and popular resistance to tyranny, the novel brings women characters to the fore — partly in response to criticism of their backseat role in earlier works. Remembering Chinua Achebe 2013-03-22T17:48:00Z And so the Doctor once again takes a backseat in his own story, making way for proxy-companions Grant and Lucy. Doctor Who Christmas special 2016: The Return of Doctor Mysterio 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z For this one-nighter, Mr. Holland will take a backseat role in a trio that also features the fine saxophonist Jaleel Shaw. Jazz Listings for Sept. 2-8 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z His composure as a trumpet player often takes a backseat to his diligence as an organizer. New Music: New CDs by David Weiss and Lloyd 2011-07-05T00:30:51Z But as soon as she parks in the company lot, she puts it facedown on the backseat. Blue in a red state: Learning to confront, conform to or otherwise navigate your neighbors’ right-wing reality 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z A .45 caliber handgun was found on the floor in the backseat. Facebook gun rights activist shot and wounded by 4-year-old son who “gets jacked up” to target shoot 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Despite host LL Cool J proclaiming that Grammys and Christmas “go together like comfort and joy,” festive tunes took a backseat to artists revisiting their own hits. Five things to know about 'A Very Grammy Christmas' 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z So, I’m going to be sitting in the back being the backseat driver. Iron Maiden Bruce Dickinson embarks on spoken word tour 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Character development takes a backseat to plot machinations in the first episode. The Catch: Shonda Rhimes-produced private eye curio is far-fetched but fun 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z They cowrote and recorded their 2012 debut LP, O' Be Joyful, in motel rooms, the backseat of their 15-passenger touring van, and at their Johns Island home between stints on the road. The Next Generation of Country Music: Shovels & Rope 2014-02-19T17:20:01.642Z Our other backseat passenger, meanwhile, remained firmly immersed in the prehistoric world. On a dino crusade in Utah, tracks don’t always follow the map 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z But it’s a backseat driver — it underlies every decision and reaction and observation. Books of The Times: Ruth Kassinger?s ?Paradise Under Glass? 2010-05-16T21:37:00Z She lets out an exacerbated argh and climbs into the backseat of her mother’s Prius with her younger sister in dance leotards. Parenting through the apocalypse 2012-12-21T00:00:00Z The result is often depressingly hollow as any real exploration takes a backseat to scandal and sensationalism. “The Politician”: From Olive Garden to green juice, food reveals the show’s true politics 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Ray takes a backseat for most of the film, which largely concerns his mother’s battle to get her ex-husband to sign off on medical forms so her son can begin full gender-reassignment treatment. The best (and worst) US culture 2015: Film 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z After picking up delegates from Brazil's committee, the going gets slower and slower, allowing the team to deliver more of their trademark government-speak nonsense while Graham, Head Of Infrastructure, turns into a punishing backseat driver. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-03-21T08:00:02Z The trio begin their car journey there, with Ali and Sarah raucously singing along to the Indigo Girls, and Maura in the backseat, struggling to get a handle on the words. Transparent recap: season two, episode eight – flashbacks and freakouts 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z There's resentment, and he's expected to take a backseat again. Shooting hoops and K-dramas: The American dream of not being relegated to a subplot 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z She's lost her place on the backseat and it must be won back. Cannes 2012: The We and the I ? review 2012-05-18T14:52:56Z But, like Brenda's story, the story of the women — and all the stories here — take a backseat to the invented one: Jeb questioning his own faith. “Under the Banner of Heaven” sags with the heavy weight of history 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z However, he noted that his pragmatic side eventually took a backseat. Paul McCartney's "Tug of War" at 40: A self-aware solace written in the wake of John Lennon's death 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z He said he wanted to calm down the situation but saw a teen in the backseat reach down for something which he slammed into the car door. Closing arguments in trial over loud music death 2014-02-12T13:53:11Z Lectures are not required; you just play the stuff while they are prisoner in the backseat on a long drive, or softly in the background while eating dinner. Dean Wareham: My Jonathan Richman romance 2012-06-15T00:00:00Z In the backseat were his two young daughters, who reported being hungry and in need of the bathroom. McDonald's employees praised for opening restaurant for little girls after father’s arrest 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z This opera singer’s childbirth experience hit a high note when she delivered her own baby in the backseat of a moving car. Opera singer gives birth in moving car while husband drives 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z It was an opportunity to prioritize my family and my children and my home and my own time and needs that often take a very big backseat to everybody else's, especially children and family. Katherine Heigl unfiltered: "I know my value. Beauty ... is the least interesting thing about me" 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z My mom got in the backseat with me as my aunt drove. Trauma ran away with my childhood: Losing my father to violence forced me to grow up fast 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z He used the metaphor of a commuter enraged when a woman driving an SUV stopped abruptly to get something in the backseat, and risked causing an accident. The forgiveness tour: When the only thing better than hearing “I’m sorry” is saying it 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z “First things first, do not touch the backseat pocket,” Kamalani said in the video. Flight attendant shares airplane's 'nastiest' spots in viral TikTok video 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Mind you, the backseat is a bit snug for a family of four. Car of the Week: 2013 Buick Verano 2012-05-24T21:01:50Z It's the story of a hearing girl, seen through an abled lens where the deaf characters operate like props, taking a backseat to what was billed as their own story. "The Simpsons" joins Hollywood in highlighting deaf characters – but it still feels like pandering 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z It’s a welcome change after years in which train travel more often took a backseat to cars and planes, particularly in America, where some stations fell into decline or faced the wrecking ball. The World's Most Beautiful Train Stations 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z I was always backseat producing, even as a child. Anna Paquin: ‘I am absolutely a control freak. It’s in my DNA’ 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z I fastened Skuli’s car seat into the cauldron of the backseat and turned the key, praying it would start. Modern Love: Just the Two of Us, When One Toddles 2011-08-25T22:25:10Z Those who were turned off by Piper’s rude awakening as she adjusted to prison last season will be happy to see her character take a backseat to different types of stories. Why Men Should Watch Orange Is the New Black 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The answer turned out to be movies, which means the music career that produced two No.1 albums and hits like "The Climb" and "7 Things" will take a backseat after her upcoming album. Miley, less smiley, grows up and into film career 2010-03-25T18:24:00Z Not many shows would be willing to let their main character take such a backseat, especially not so early in the show’s lifetime – and it has certainly drawn the ire of some fans. Log off, Elliot: Mr Robot's female characters are the show's driving force 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Inside, Dylan LeBlanc's car is a portrait of a life in flux: its boot and backseat stacked with the young musician's belongings, its dashboard cluttered with CDs, beef jerky wrappers, packets of Camel cigarettes. Dylan LeBlanc: 'Songs are like headstones to me' 2010-08-19T21:30:00Z |
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