ride shotgun

phrase

: to ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle

Examples of ride shotgun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The women in the driver’s seat and riding shotgun have been in a bun on the open road for two months now. — Sara "kraut" Gregory, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Daemon, with his Valyrian steel warhelm and taste for annihilation, is who Rhaenyra needs riding shotgun now that Team Green has established a crown-seeking triumvirate of sons. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

She’d be seen on the big screen, riding shotgun with Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit within a year of Sybil premiering. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026

Maheu and Perreault-Magny tied up briefly in the middle of the placid river with officers from the Akwesasne nation, a Tim Hortons coffee cup riding shotgun on their console. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for ride shotgun

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun