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.

Examples of ride out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Veterans can tell you injured reserve is a lonely place to ride out a season when the daily and weekly routines are absent. —Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025

After all, who wouldn’t find comfort in attracting a big ol’ raise to help ride out the recession or summoning an international romance to whisk you away during these chaotic times? —Mara Santilli, SELF, 22 May 2025

Add small caps For those investors comfortable with riding out market volatility, Hoyt suggests adding small-cap stocks. —Michelle Fox, CNBC, 21 May 2025

In Mayville, about an hour outside Milwaukee, a building belonging to the Gleason Reel corporation was destroyed in the storm as workers inside rode out a potential tornado. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 May 2025

Rhymes for ride out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout