Ryder

[ rahy-der ]

/ ˈraɪ dər /

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noun

Albert Pink·ham

[ping-kuhm], /ˈpɪŋ kəm/, 1847–1917, U.S. painter.

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Words nearby Ryder

Ryazan, Rybinsk, Rybnik, Rydal, rydberg, Ryder, Ryder Cup, rye, rye bread, rye-brome, ryegrass

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How to use Ryder in a sentence

The partnership will initially use Ryder’s facilities in these areas and eventually expand to the company’s 500 maintenance facilities in the United States.
TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership|Kirsten Korosec|July 31, 2021|TechCrunch
TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that went public earlier this year, has partnered with Ryder as part of its plan to build out a freight network that will support its autonomous trucking operations.
TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership|Kirsten Korosec|July 31, 2021|TechCrunch
Under the deal announced this week, Ryder’s fleet maintenance facilities will act as terminals for TuSimple’s freight network.
TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership|Kirsten Korosec|July 31, 2021|TechCrunch
The Ryder facilities work as nodes, or stops, on its network to allow TuSimple to reach more customers over a larger geographic area, Lu added.
TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership|Kirsten Korosec|July 31, 2021|TechCrunch

Ryder’s facilities will primarily serve as strategic terminals where TuSimple trucks can receive maintenance and have sensors used in the self-driving system calibrated, if needed.
TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership|Kirsten Korosec|July 31, 2021|TechCrunch
No doubt he will be able to call on his band mate Shaun Ryder for support in his campaign.
Bez To Stand For Parliament|Tom Sykes|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ryder recently disclosed that he had seen a giant UFO hovering 50 feet above him.
Bez To Stand For Parliament|Tom Sykes|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pros: Feeling, ever so briefly, as though everything is magic and beautiful and also that you are Winona Ryder circa 1990.
So You Are Enduring a Temporarily Paralyzing Winter Storm|Kelly Williams Brown|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bell workshopped the Ryder role on stage in New York and Los Angeles.
Interview: Kristen Bell, Voiceover Queen, On ‘Frozen,’ ‘Veronica Mars,’ & More|Andrew Romano|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To be honest, I think Ryder is the best thing about the movie.
Winona Ryder Dishes on ‘Homefront,’ ‘Beetlejuice 2,’ and Generation X|Andrew Romano|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"He really thinks that you are one of the finest men he ever met," pursued Jane Ryder.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
I went into the room again, and, taking Jane Ryder in my arms, carried her into the next room and laid her on the bed.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
I shook her hand very cordially, saying that nothing I could do for Miss Ryder would be amiss.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
Pretty much everything is fair in war, and Jane Ryder was on the Union side.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
She followed us to the door and stood wailing while I tried to persuade Jane Ryder to mount my horse.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris

British Dictionary definitions for Ryder

Ryder

/ (ˈraɪdə) /

noun

Susan, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw. 1923–2000, British philanthropist; founder of the Sue Ryder Foundation for the Sick and Disabled, which is funded by a chain of charity shops: married to Leonard Cheshire

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