in the driver's seat

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

They come through speakers in the driver’s seat headrest, while the song or podcast keeps playing everywhere else.

From The Wall Street Journal

As I do, the front door swings open, and the light from inside the van lets me see the man in the driver’s seat.

From Literature

It was so tall that the woman in the driver’s seat sat just a little lower than Akira and Sue on the back of Dodger.

From Literature

The tourists shook off their surprise and leaned in to ooh and ahh and take pictures of the polar bear, and Owen’s dad turned around in the driver’s seat and gave Owen a quiet fist bump.

From Literature