ride shotgun

Example Sentences

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Both are played by Hamill, who has unwisely asked the narrator to ride shotgun to the artist.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2024

I hadn’t had the experience, so to have someone you can ride shotgun with was great.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

I’m just so thankful that my dad is going to be around for a long time to ride shotgun.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Maybe, this time around, he can find someone who’d like to ride shotgun.

From The Verge • Aug. 29, 2021

After all that work, it seemed only fair that Tyson would ride shotgun with me, though I knew the horses wouldn’t like it, and Tyson’s extra weight would slow us down.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan