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.
were 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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See more: AI chip stocks were riding high.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the early afternoon of Dec. 22, 1984, four black teenagers were riding the subway in lower Manhattan when a thin and bespectacled man got on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
They were riding the high of a five-game winning streak heading into practice in Atlanta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025
It was fall and we were riding around in the hills when we came across a mutual friend.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025
“He’s a beaten man,” said Jem, when they were riding home to dinner.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
