be riding high

phrase

informal

1

: to be very happy and excited

She's riding high after her recent win.

2

: to be very successful

The company's stock was riding high after the merger.

Examples of be riding high in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the end of October, Alonso and Madrid looked to be riding high. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

Formula 1 might be riding high these days on a wave of interest not seen since the 1960s, but the Drive to Survive effect has been felt elsewhere in the world of motorsport. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025

In the summer of 2021, Priscilla Presley seemed to be riding high. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025

Drake may be riding high off the success of $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, his collaborative album with PartyNextDoor, however, the perennial hitmaker is already back in the lab and currently working on new music. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Grant seems to be riding high from how well the family meeting went. — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025

Then the city would be riding high on the women’s basketball wave. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025

Cooper’s star may be riding high over at the satellite-radio giant, but sadly, that’s not the case for the company’s rank-and-file staffers. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for be riding high

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