ride on (something or someone)
phrasal verb
rode on (something or someone); riding on (something or someone); rides on (something or someone)
: to depend on (something or someone)
The future of the company rides on the success of this deal.
Our hopes are riding on you.
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Then Poway Recreation Leader Annette Aronoff explained the day’s activities — visiting the Nelson House and a one-room schoolhouse at the Heritage Museum, then taking a ride on a park train.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Weaver has never been able to live down one particular ride on a windy day, which exposed an unfamiliar pattern on DeGirolmo’s ankle.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
The next day is a longer ride on an empty rolling road that moves into the Atlas Mountains, with frequent stops to take pictures of the stunning scenery before reaching Kasbah Tamadot, one of Morrocco’s standout luxury resorts, part of Richard Branson’s highest end Virgin Limited collection.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Afterward, check out the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, 120 W. Ninth St., or take a ride on the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad, 326 E. Seventh St., a tourist train offering scenic, roundtrip rides.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Weaver has never been able to live down one particular ride on a windy day, which exposed an unfamiliar pattern on DeGirolmo’s ankle.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
The next day is a longer ride on an empty rolling road that moves into the Atlas Mountains, with frequent stops to take pictures of the stunning scenery before reaching Kasbah Tamadot, one of Morrocco’s standout luxury resorts, part of Richard Branson’s highest end Virgin Limited collection.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Afterward, check out the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, 120 W. Ninth St., or take a ride on the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad, 326 E. Seventh St., a tourist train offering scenic, roundtrip rides.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ride on (something or someone)
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“Ride on (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20on%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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