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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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
Retired science teacher Hisham Abdelwahab, 64, has been riding the tram since he was a child.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Micron, too, has been riding the AI-driven highs among memory stocks, falling about 4% this week but rising 38% so far this year.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 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
February 6, 1880.—Oh, he has been riding with a lady, has he?
From Hand and Ring by Anna Katharine Green
