ride
verb (used without object)
to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
are riding
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present progressiveof ride.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Millie Horton-Insch, the project curator, pointed out to me the detail on the messengers who are riding away in this scene.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Shares of Meta Platforms are riding a fresh wave of investor enthusiasm following a slew of artificial-intelligence developments this week, including the introduction of the company’s new Muse Spark 1.1 model.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
“They want to be the rails that all of the trains are riding on,” said Kimberly Burke, director of government affairs at research firm Quilty Space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
“At the cycle path we have the fast-and-furious people that are riding their bikes or electric bikes,” he says, “so we put up a lot of signs to alert people about the presence of capybaras.”
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
We are riding a swift tailwind today, and the ship veers starboard quickly, moving us away from the disturbance.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
