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.
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Let the Big Three ride out the final years of this glorious era together, with Kerr looking on, exasperated but content in the final year of his contract.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Many settled with friends or family in Yuba City to ride out whatever was to come.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
But her sniffer didn't work while riding out the high.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Most infants are forced to ride out the symptoms.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Many settled with friends or family in Yuba City to ride out whatever was to come.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
But her sniffer didn't work while riding out the high.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Most infants are forced to ride out the symptoms.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ride out
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“Ride out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20out. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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