ride out
phrasal verb
rode out; ridden out; riding out; rides out
: to succeed in surviving or getting through (something dangerous or harmful that cannot be stopped or avoided)
The ship/crew rode out the storm.
We managed to ride out the stock market downturn.
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Ice Cube rode out with the World Series Trophy in a Dodger Blue Chevy Bel Air.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Both show models ride out under the Acer Gadget moniker – a subsidiary of the tech multinational that makes and sells accessories like headsets, speakers, USB hubs, wearables, peripherals and so on to predominantly Asian customers.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
Hendrickson rode out Steveson to clinch the championship and score a massive upset.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Goldman Sachs is getting worried about the stock market and the economy, so the firm is giving clients strategies to ride out these coming turbulent times.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Both show models ride out under the Acer Gadget moniker – a subsidiary of the tech multinational that makes and sells accessories like headsets, speakers, USB hubs, wearables, peripherals and so on to predominantly Asian customers.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
Hendrickson rode out Steveson to clinch the championship and score a massive upset.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Goldman Sachs is getting worried about the stock market and the economy, so the firm is giving clients strategies to ride out these coming turbulent times.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ride out
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“Ride out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20out. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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