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.
was riding
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past progressiveof ride.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A group of about 30 cyclists was riding east on Kingsley Street at about 10:39 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
In June, Romanch Mahajan, who was visiting New York from India, was riding in a carriage when the horse pulling it bolted, causing the 18-year-old to fall and die.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
But back then, the US president was riding the momentum of a thunderous return to power.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
“But I think he knew he was riding well.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
I was riding beside Hosteen Mitchell on his wagon one day when he turned to me and held one finger up to his lips.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
