How to Use along for the ride in a Sentence

along for the ride

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  • Haight, for now, is along for the ride.
    Joe Smith, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Crabb is happy to be along for the ride.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The puppies weren't just along for the ride.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
  • While dad cuts his way through bad guys, the son is along for the ride.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2022
  • More of the family was along for the ride too.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The crowd was all-in, along for the ride and seeming to hang on each note.
    Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Notice any wet batter along for the ride?
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
  • If a store tries too hard, shoppers may be less likely to go along for the ride.
    Simon Hathaway, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • In the photos, the pair pose alongside scenic fields and take their dog along for the ride.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Early on, Jake was always along for the ride.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Take the road less traveled—the road more risky—and drag the reader along for the ride.
    Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Wherever my wife and I go next, a good book will be along for the ride.
    Jack Barlow, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
  • As the landscape of e-bike sales and use changes, retailers are along for the ride.
    Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Blanche did not ask Maxwell why a 17-year old girl was along for the ride.
    James Hill, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Engle was along for the ride in her sixth season as an assistant coach.
    Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The Dixons will be along for the ride, as will Leon and Lagunes.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • If that happens, Wood will certainly be along for the ride.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Where past makeover partners have been reserved or just along for the ride, these ballers come driven to win.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 16 May 2025
  • Thankfully, Amaya got them too and brought Bryan along for the ride.
    Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • Small dust grains and rocks that are in the ice and on the comet's surface are swept up and travel along for the ride.
    Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The dolphins have seemingly been along for the ride in the area ever since the storm hit.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 29 June 2023
  • But film study was just a little bit easier with a late-night partner along for the ride.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Usha Vance, soon-to-be second lady, will also be along for the ride.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Going along for the ride is less than a surefire way to live up to the passive side of one's nature.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
  • And of course, Field’s daughter Lucia is along for the ride both on and off stage.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The hope of a stadium being built in the District is along for the ride.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Blac Chyna has been entering a new era of her life and taking us along for the ride.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 28 Mar. 2023
  • It’s earned by bringing everyone along for the ride and sharing the journey.
    Giuliana Corbo, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Moving your dog without you along for the ride, is another story.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Nomad 2 can also take more than 500 pounds along for the ride.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025

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