free ride
Example Sentences
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Incredibly, the NFL continues to get a free ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But because Erle wasn’t getting a free ride and he didn’t want to take on student-loan debt, he had to work.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
“The corporations that own warehouses, fulfillment centers and shopping malls have had a free ride for 30 years while the public paid to clean up their mess,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Arnold Irinco was part of a line of commuters on Thursday morning who were queuing up for a free ride provided by the government.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
The free ride may be provided by mosquitoes, fleas, lice, or tsetse flies that spread malaria, plague, typhus, or sleeping sickness, respectively.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
