free ride
Example Sentences
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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
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
How many think that joy ride will be a free ride, like a bonus code at the casino?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Sixty people had called a hotline that offered to give people a free ride to the polls to vote early.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2024
I was no longer the happy-go-lucky, adventurous boy who had gleefully looked forward to snatching a free ride on a streetcar.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
