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How to use ride in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Ride means to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. Example: “I ride to work every day and park the bike outside the office.”

Examples of ride by meaning

verbTo transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.

  • I ride to work every day and park the bike outside the office.
  • It is characteristic of her that she hates trains, that she arrives from a rail-road journey a nervous wreck; but that she can ride a horse steadily for weeks through the most dangerous western passes.1923 April 28, “Mrs. Rinehart”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC
  • 'He would have rid that horse, too,' pa says, 'if I hadn't a stopped him.1930, William Faulkner, “Darl”, in As I Lay Dying (Penguin Modern Classics), Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books in...

verbTo be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.

  • In an elaborately built, indoor San Francisco, passengers ride cable cars through quiet, hilly streets.1960 June 20, “Biznelcmd”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC

verbTo transport (someone) in a vehicle.

  • The cab rode him downtown.
  • Ride him down to Bellevue Hospital and dump him nearby.1954, Ian Fleming, “No Sensayuma”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 73

verbTo be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.

  • The witch cackled and rode away on her broomstick.

verbTo traverse by riding.

  • Early women tobogganists rode the course in the requisite attire of their day: skirts.1999, David Levinson, Karen Christensen, Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present

verbTo convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.

  • How many races have you ridden this year?

verbTo exploit or take advantage of (a situation).

  • Now the question is: Can Lema ride his present impetus to a third tournament victory in the pressure-loaded Open or will he run out of steam?1964 June 16, “All Eyes On Lema At U.S. Open This Week”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 22
  • By labeling milk free of the artificial hormone, the dairy industry can ride the popularity of natural foods, without the greater expense and special feeds required to produce milk that can be fully certified as “organic.”2006 October 7, Andrew Pollack, “Which Cows Do You Trust?”, in The New York Times

verbTo support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.

  • A horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.

More sentences with ride

  • I raced him to the car, but he was there first, so he got to ride shotgun.From the entry race
  • Hold on to my umbrella while I ride the roller coaster.From the entry hold on
  • Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.From the entry belt
  • He was trying to hop a ride in an empty trailer headed north.From the entry hop
  • We'll need to enlarge our budget if we want to include the helicopter ride in our holiday.From the entry enlarge
  • If I can get off early tomorrow, I'll give you a ride home.From the entry get off
  • We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.From the entry rest
  • The manufacturer's CEO was confident enough to ride as a passenger on the airship's maiden flight.From the entry maiden flight
  • When both kids want to ride shotgun with Mom, they’ll just have to take turns.From the entry ride shotgun
  • The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car.From the entry squabble
  • We all got to ride the merry-go-round when they brought their carnival to town.From the entry carnival
  • I bought my new ride from some nickel and dime used-car salesman.From the entry nickel and dime
  • Two 4-4-0s were steaming through the scenic foothills, giving rides to tourists.From the entry steaming
  • He liked the water rides, but the big roller-coaster scared the pants off him.From the entry scare the pants off
  • "You can ride everwhat three wheeler you want. Besides, it's goin' to be what it's goin' be."From the entry everwhat
  • Aww, that's so sad: he hasn't yet learned to ride a bike.From the entry aww
  • You have to come up to here to ride this roller-coaster.From the entry come up
  • Okay, let me explain this in layman's terms: no ticket, no train ride.From the entry in layman's terms
  • He has an impressive collection of bicycling paraphernalia, but he doesn't ride very often anymore.From the entry paraphernalia
  • Great, I had to ride in the rain, and now my bike is caked in mud.From the entry caked
  • He took us for a ride in his awesome new jacked up truck.From the entry jacked up
  • Anyone who wishes may quit and ride away, untroubled and unharried.From the entry unharried
  • Boy, do I feel horrible after drinking too many mustache rides last night.From the entry mustache ride
  • The cavalry messenger dismounted after his moon blindness made it unsafe to ride on through the wilderness.From the entry moon blindness
  • The theme park's utilidors conveyed electricity to various parts of the rides.From the entry utilidor
  • Ed Yost's first hot-air balloon was basketless, with nothing but a seat for him to ride on.From the entry basketless
  • My jeans always seem to ride up on me in public.From the entry ride up
  • You have to come up to this line to ride this rollercoaster.From the entry come up to

Meaning of ride

  1. verb To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
  2. verb To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
  3. verb To transport (someone) in a vehicle.

Full definition of ride

Questions about ride in a sentence

How do you use ride in a sentence?
Ride is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I ride to work every day and park the bike outside the office.”
What is a short sentence with ride?
“The cab rode him downtown.”
What does ride mean?
Ride means to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ride (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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