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 ridden
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present perfectof ride.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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When stocks linked to the booming artificial-intelligence trade have struggled, so-called “non-AI” stocks have ridden to the rescue, and vice versa.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Six of them, including England, France and Argentina, have ridden that wave all the way to becoming champions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The point is that investors who have ridden the gains over the past few years should just stay the course, but without buying any more shares.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
"We have ridden our luck, but I don't think we were lucky," she told the BBC amid a party atmosphere on the pitch at St Jakob-Park.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
And with that he mounted and would have ridden straight off.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
