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.
has been riding
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present perfect progressiveof ride (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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More: The market has been riding high on an AI spending boom — but is that spending, or the rally, sustainable?
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Patrick Diaz has been riding the city’s sprawling public transportation system since 2003; he’s now the communications manager for Metro’s customer experience department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Palantir, which sells software to centralize, manage and analyze large amounts of data, has been riding the broader AI buzz to ever-higher earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
What’s Next: While banks so far have reported less than exciting results from investment banking, wealth management has been riding the bull market higher at Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Bank of America, which owns Merrill.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
Señor Ed has been riding toward the river every day, lately.
From Heart of the Sunset by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
