Example Sentences

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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

Stocks were riding high ahead of the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 tallying a fresh intraday record during the abbreviated Christmas Eve session.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

He added the Paralympics were riding on the crest of a wave after the success of the Paris Summer Paralympics in 2024.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

They were riding the high of a five-game winning streak heading into practice in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025

They were riding for King's Landing and the Hand's tourney, she knew.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin