ride out

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

Such investors might be more inclined to dump their shares if the company's growth falters, rather than ride out the storm, Grelck said. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 10 June 2026

Side Quest Take a ride out to oyster country. —Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026

Investors can manage risk by keeping volatile assets to a smaller portion of their portfolios, and those with long time horizons may be able to ride out market swings. —Sharon Wu, USA Today, 2 June 2026

An investor in their 20s with decades of work ahead is likely to ride out even the worst market decline, whereas someone six months from retirement might want to play it more conservatively. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026

Rhymes for ride out

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