How to Use ride on (something or someone) in a Sentence

ride on (something or someone)

phrasal verb
Definition of ride on (something or someone)next
  • Would your next trip be made all the more special with a ride on the rails?
    — Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The lots are a one-stop ride on the streetcar or a 10-minute walk to the City Market.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
  • To get to New York, the eel larvae catch a ride on the Gulf Stream current.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The fate of the cosmos seems to ride on almost every one of them.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s a list of the brave brands that hitched a ride on Odie and just made history.
    — Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Scheana Shay shared a video of the pair taking a ride on the city’s iconic cable cars.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The actor, 69, shared a snap of him and his pet taking a plane ride on Thursday.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • For $25, everyone gets a tube and a ride on the shuttle bus that returns them to the parking lot at the end of the day.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • Trike strollers transform from a trike the parents are guiding to one a kid can ride on their own.
    — WIRED, 25 June 2023
  • The next day, our route took us through a four-mile stretch of sand that was impossible to ride on.
    — Olivia Treynor, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In one of the clips, the superstar sisters ride on a jet ski while smiling for the camera.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 June 2023
  • For those who are not so brave, and want to ride on one of these c-rockets, a tour is probably the way to go.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2023
  • But the season will ride on the improvement of their young core players.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 9 July 2023
  • My first ride on the FX+ 2 was 19 miles of bike trail and road from a suburban Chicago Trek store back home.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The day out had included a boat ride on the lake in the intense afternoon heat.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • My kids have rode their bikes, driven their ride on toys & even walked this way a million times.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
  • Another option is that the bird got lost at sea and then hitched a ride on a boat headed for the west coast.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • Take a ride on the railroad—to an acupuncture appointment that costs $150.
    — Annie Daly, Allure, 9 July 2024
  • The highlight was a sequence showing Paul's first ride on a sandworm.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Cyclists will be able to ride on the Loveland bike trail this summer after all.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2023
  • So, could the royal couple really have asked to ride on Air Force One?
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
  • After all, millions of dollars can ride on the half-rotation of a golf ball.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • Weave your way through some of the area's most beautiful landscapes with a ride on a historic railway.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Students need both cards to ride on MTA local services.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2023
  • For the ultimate summer night, stick around the Pier and try to time a ride on the 200-foot Centennial Ferris Wheel to the start of the fireworks show.
    — Nicole Schnitzler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2024
  • Some are drawn by terrain that is easier to ride on than many mountain bike trails.
    — Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • For an extra special evening, try to time a ride on the pier’s 200-foot Centennial Ferris Wheel to the start of the fireworks show.
    — Nicole Schnitzler, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2023
  • All four of these vehicles ride on the same 121.8-inch wheelbase and use the same battery pack format and running gear.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Kids can take a free train ride on the Little Roaming Railroad set up outside of the entrance to the stadium.
    — Jshortavon, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Some Chrome apps may just be getting a free ride on your browser, not doing anything wrong.
    — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 15 June 2023

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