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ride off into the sunset

/ˈɹaɪd ɒf ɪntu ðə ˈsʌnsɛt/

ride off into the sunset verb: to depart and fade into obscurity.

Verb

ride off into the sunset (third-person singular simple present rides off into the sunset, present participle riding off into the sunset, simple past rode off into the sunset, past participle ridden off into the sunset)

  1. (idiomatic) To depart and fade into obscurity.
    • "Got To Believe In Love" (#80, 1970)—a follow-up recorded with the cast of Hair—sold only a few copies, and Rob and Steed Records rode off into the sunset.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 261
    • It's a seizure even if the suspect refuses to stop, evades capture, and rides off into the sunset never to be seen again.2021, Torres v. Madrid (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19-292), Justice Gorsuch dissenting

Forms of ride off into the sunset

third-person singular presentrides off into the sunset
present participleriding off into the sunset
pastrode off into the sunset
past participleridden off into the sunset
alternative formride off in the sunset

Questions about ride off into the sunset

What does ride off into the sunset mean?
Ride off into the sunset means to depart and fade into obscurity.
What part of speech is ride off into the sunset?
Ride off into the sunset is a verb.
How do you pronounce ride off into the sunset?
Ride off into the sunset is pronounced /ˈɹaɪd ɒf ɪntu ðə ˈsʌnsɛt/.
What is the past tense of ride off into the sunset?
The past tense of ride off into the sunset is rode off into the sunset.

Words near ride off into the sunset in the dictionary

  1. ride height
  2. ride heights
  3. ride herd on
  4. ride high
  5. ride off
  6. ride off into the sunset
  7. ride on
  8. ride on a rail
  9. ride on the back of
  10. ride one's bumper
  11. ride one's luck

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