ride on (something or someone)
phrasal verb
rode on (something or someone); riding on (something or someone); rides on (something or someone)
: to depend on (something or someone)
The future of the company rides on the success of this deal.
Our hopes are riding on you.
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The population living on Oahu most probably made it there by luck, hitching a ride on the wind or waves, and now remains the only known vestige of the species.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
Stuck in bumper-to-bumper cars, the bus seemed to take just as long getting to the park-and-ride lot once off I-77 and then to Town Hall, as the ride on I-77 took from uptown.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
This leaves room for the synth lines to ride on top of everything.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Take a ride on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
Stuck in bumper-to-bumper cars, the bus seemed to take just as long getting to the park-and-ride lot once off I-77 and then to Town Hall, as the ride on I-77 took from uptown.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
This leaves room for the synth lines to ride on top of everything.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Take a ride on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ride on (something or someone)
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“Ride on (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20on%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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