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.
had been riding
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past perfect progressiveof ride.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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AST SpaceMobile’s stock had been riding high on investor optimism about the company’s satellite speeds, but now they’re on track to give back a good portion of those gains.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
O'Sullivan had been riding Wee Charlie for Gerard O'Leary when he was one of three fallers at the final fence in the two-mile Racing Again February 20th Handicap Chase.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2025
The woman told investigators that she had been riding willingly with Jayne until they argued at a truck stop in Utah.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
The pair had been riding a single snowmachine out of Teller and never reached Nome, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in a release.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Joe had noticed that George Pocock had been riding along in the coaching launch frequently that fall, but he hadn’t noticed where Pocock had been training his binoculars.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
