How to Use rider in a Sentence

rider

noun
  • Congress added a rider to the health insurance bill.
  • Watch out for bike riders while driving.
  • She added a rider to her life insurance policy that increased her coverage.
  • In Dauphin, where most of the bus riders are from, flags were flown at half-staff.
    Rob Gillies, ajc, 16 June 2023
  • As other panicked riders rush to the other end of the car, the video shifts away from the fight.
    Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The star has been an avid motorbike rider since a young age.
    Jacob Linden, Redbook, 10 May 2023
  • Ledger features six stories of bikeable ramps that take riders from the ground floor to the roof.
    Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2023
  • If eight seconds is achieved, both bull and rider are scored.
    Anne M. Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Dec. 2023
  • If the fire-breathing beasts don’t kill her, one of her fellow riders just might.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Both are jump-line trails, meaning riders will be set up to get air on their bikes.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The rider’s hand with a glove and a foot in a racing boot extended out from under the sheet.
    TIME, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The problem is that the bike’s seat can break during use, which can cause the rider to fall and suffer an injury.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 11 May 2023
  • Gotta think the riders will still be feeling it tomorrow, though.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Team managers need to speak up and protect their riders.
    Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 9 May 2023
  • The crankset is the part of the bike that moves the chain as the rider pedals, enabling the bike to move forward, according to the biking website Bike Radar.
    Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The hassle-free folding system is a breeze, even for young riders.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Michael Appleby was the trainer and Tom Marquand was the rider.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Rentals Beginners and advanced skiers and riders alike can rent gear right from the resort.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Until recently, the 61-year-old radio host and avid horse rider wasn't doing much in the way of self-care.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The success of young riders like Milam may also be indicative of the boom of the sport and industry as a whole.
    Kyre Johnson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Leaders of the panel have also kept the bills free of the contentious policy riders that are drawing fire in the House.
    Carl Hulse, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Safety topped the list of concerns from riders and former riders of DART.
    Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Minors can use the shuttle, but riders should abide by state car seat and child passenger laws.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Lyft has spent millions of dollars to lure drivers but has had a hard time boosting its rider base.
    Antonia Mufarech, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • There's something about a good tandem bike, as both riders find a common rhythm and function as one.
    Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And when riders do not obey rules, official or not, tempers can flare.
    Ana Ley, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Because of this, there's no date that riders can expect future changes.
    Morgan Womack, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
  • The spokesperson for the MTA said the rider experience has not changed as a result of the renovations.
    Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The riders were sweaty and tired after walking from their offices, earbuds in, eager to leave.
    Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 11 June 2023
  • The rider uses their body weight distribution to lean into the turns.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023

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