- past tense form of ride.
rode
Example Sentences
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But the 55-year-old said her daughter only rode her once before they had to call the vet.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Taiwan’s richest person rode the AI boom but his company has nothing to do with technology—it’s a furniture-component maker called King Slide Works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
She is frequently by Trump’s side, often smiling and staring fixedly at him, and once reportedly rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him to a court date because there wasn’t a seat for her.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
He rode the attraction 243 days consecutively last year and would see “families getting kicked out at least once a week for someone standing up on the ride,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Knight and squire rode peacefully for a while, until they saw a gang of twelve chained men coming in their direction, with two guards in front and two in back.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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