ride out

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verb (1)

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.

ride up

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verb (2)

rode up; ridden up; riding out; rides up

of clothing

: to move up the body as one moves

Her skirt rode up when she sat down.

Examples of ride out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Anne Petzold, who lives with her husband in the Florida beach community of Gulf Breeze, said everyone in their neighborhood planned to ride out the storm. — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Her family planned to ride out the storm at home, roughly a half-mile from shore, sheltering indoors alongside their flock of chickens. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

In the few seconds before the light changed, a group of young Black boys rode up alongside us on motorbikes. — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, the Beam website suggests travelers schedule a ride up to 20 minutes in advance. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for ride out

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