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

That has involved past capital raises to offset the company’s high debt load and its ability to ride out the pandemic and the impact of the disruption in its Hollywood movie calendar due to the dual actors and writers strikes. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2024

Swatch Group Chief Executive Nick Hayek, in an interview, said the company has cut production by more than 20% while keeping its workforce intact to ride out the downturn. —Kathryn Preston, Fortune Europe, 15 July 2024

As heat waves, powerful storms and wildfires continue to threaten electrical grids, more people are turning to generators to ride out increasingly frequent and longer-lasting power outages. —Allyson Chiu, Washington Post, 14 July 2024

Wilmore and Williams rode out safe haven inside the Starliner and were cleared to fly home if warranted. —William Harwood, CBS News, 28 June 2024