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 -
The ride up wasn't always smooth, as seven of the 10 years endured declines of 5% or more during the second half.
— Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024 -
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 -
The reserve is home to over 80 sloths – and howling monkeys, porcupines and iguanas, too – so you’re bound to spot some wildlife on the ATV ride up the mountain.
— Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024 -
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
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