be riding high
idiom
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
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Two years ago, a messaging app startup called IRL seemed to be riding high.
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Bysteve Mollman, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2023
Update on the Colorado Rapids The Open Cup could be an equalizing factor in Saturday's match between Cincinnati and Colorado as both teams played midweek in the cup, although FCC should be riding high after advancing while the Rapids crashed out of the tournament Wednesday.
—The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
The UConn Huskies are clicking offensively and there are a lot of options on this team that have to be riding high on confidence.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
The Seminoles will be riding high coming into this matchup.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022
That will change this weekend at the DGAs and BAFTAs, after which some other films will be riding high.
—Vulture, 11 Mar. 2022
Your partner, a loved one or a steadfast friend could be riding high on a wave of popularity.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2021
Vazquez should be riding high into the home of his former club having just signed a multi-year extension to stay at FC Cincinnati.
—Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2020
Orlando City seems to be riding high after climbing to the No. 3 ranking in the Eastern Conference table following a 1-1 draw at Nashville SC on Wednesday.
—Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2020
Bysteve Mollman, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2023
Update on the Colorado Rapids The Open Cup could be an equalizing factor in Saturday's match between Cincinnati and Colorado as both teams played midweek in the cup, although FCC should be riding high after advancing while the Rapids crashed out of the tournament Wednesday.
—The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
The UConn Huskies are clicking offensively and there are a lot of options on this team that have to be riding high on confidence.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
The Seminoles will be riding high coming into this matchup.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022
That will change this weekend at the DGAs and BAFTAs, after which some other films will be riding high.
—Vulture, 11 Mar. 2022
Your partner, a loved one or a steadfast friend could be riding high on a wave of popularity.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2021
Vazquez should be riding high into the home of his former club having just signed a multi-year extension to stay at FC Cincinnati.
—Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2020
Orlando City seems to be riding high after climbing to the No. 3 ranking in the Eastern Conference table following a 1-1 draw at Nashville SC on Wednesday.
—Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2020
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