How to Use ride up in a Sentence

ride up

phrasal verb
  • Take a hike, or a ride up Tibidabo Heading up to the top of Tibidabo is worth the climb.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Great for wearing to the gym, [the shorts] don’t really ride up a whole lot and don't show crazy sweat.
    Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2023
  • Mystik Dan, with a smart ride up the rail, had pulled to about a three-length lead with about a sixteenth of a mile to go.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
  • It’s designed for training and running, with a just-right length at the waist that won't ride up.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, SELF, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Along one side, a metallic horse rode up her thigh, kicking its legs across her bodice.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 23 July 2023
  • The fit is comfortable, and the bra did not ride up at all, even when put to the challenge during games and practice.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Our tester loved the soft, buttery fabric, but felt the attached shorts rode up a little too much.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But two Orioles pitchers said the cuffs on the jerseys ride up on their arms while throwing.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2024
  • On powder days like Wednesday, locals line up at dawn for the first ride up the KT chairlift.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Travelers can book a ride up to 30 days in advance and set a preferred pick up time.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, it can be used for extended rear-facing rides up to 50 pounds.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
  • What to Consider The shorts tend to ride up after frequent wear.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Newsom stepped onto the gondola with an aide and rode up the mountain.
    Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • While the campaign ended, the ideas that had sucked white Southerners into paying for the rides up North did not.
    TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Short went to the ribbon-cutting ceremony equipped with her bike and helmet and rode up the canyon — her fourth time.
    Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • To understand the magic and mystery of Carrara marble, I was told to start with a ride up a mountain.
    Elaine Sciolino, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Patients must then ride up to an hour to reach a hospital, in either Tuscaloosa or Columbus.
    Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • My favorite so far is the Organic Cotton Shorty, a super soft, super high-rise style that didn't ride up once in the middle of the night.
    Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 1 July 2023
  • Due to the articulated sleeves, our arms and wrists stayed perfectly shielded and the bottom of the jacket didn’t ride up the waist.
    Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Uber Reserve allows travelers to book a ride up to 90 days in advance, and it is often used to travel to and from the airport.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2023
  • The sheets also stayed fitting right during the most restless sleep test, never threatening to ride up or come off.
    Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Look for compressive and lightweight styles that won’t ride up during your workout.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 June 2024
  • Weathers rides up to him on a motorcycle, vowing that Gronkowski will not miss.
    Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Members of the coalition underscored that their goal was not to be classified as an event but to have the freedom to ride up and down a public street, but the city would not repeal its ban.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • According to police, Eisenberg had just left the Kohl’s department store and had stepped off a curb when three youths on bicycles rode up.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • There’s nothing like a loss of sensation in the hands and feet during a frigid ride up the mountain to leave one pondering the decision to spend $1,000 on a bunch of shiny new gear and a season pass.
    Kelly Klein, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Reviewers loved the stretchy, soft fabric that lightly shapes and accentuates curves and that the shorts don’t ride up during workouts.
    Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The compression shorts liner doesn’t ride up and is seamless to help prevent chafing, and the high, wide waistband is comfortable under a pack.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The last robbery happened Friday just before 7 p.m. when officers were called about a suspect on a bike who rode up to the victim and told them to hand over their property.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
  • As guests ride up the gondola, they will be mesmerized by the views, leaving them in even more anticipation of what’s to come for their wedding day!
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 June 2023

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