ride out
Example Sentences
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We decided to stay there and ride out the pandemic, exchanging a hotel room for a rented apartment and embracing a slower, more-introspective pace of life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
“Micron needs to have a rock-solid balance sheet and war chest to ride out the volatility without meaningfully hurting its long-term business,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
“However, should further turbulence surface, retail investors will need to do what they’ve been practicing for years: stay disciplined, manage position sizing, and ride out the drawdowns.”
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
But gale force winds led to the crew and tugboats having to evacuate and the ship was left to ride out the storm for several hours.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Father would ride a mile or two and then ride back to see how I was doing; and then he’d ride out again.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.