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.
have been riding
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present perfect progressiveof ride.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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Even if you have been riding the semiconductor wave with an index fund this year, it hasn’t been fun to watch your brokerage account decline so much in less than three weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
I have been riding motorcycles for 21 years and Ducatis for 20.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Technology firms have been riding to ever-higher levels this year -- dragging equity markets with them as companies pump hundreds of billions of dollars into all things linked to artificial intelligence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
The Rams have been riding the play of a young defensive line that features edge rushers Jared Verse and Byron Young and linemen Kobie Turner and Braden Fiske.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
“I have been riding horses since I was six years old.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
