How to Use ride up in a Sentence

ride up

verb
  • Even the lift rides up are fun.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The car rides up are stark in their differences.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
  • If the band rides up, decrease the band and increase the cup.
    — Malana Vantyler march 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The high waistband offers a secure, snug feel that never slips or rides up.
    — Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Class 1 and 2 bikes ride up to 20 mph, while Class 3 bikes reach 28 mph.
    — Alissa Gary, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Class 1 and 2 bikes ride up to 20 mph, while Class 3 bikes reach 28 mph.
    — Alissa Gary, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Silicone gripping around the waistband ensures this skirt won’t twist or ride up along the way.
    — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
  • The foam panels can press awkwardly against the bust, forcing the vest to ride up toward the chin when arms are raised.
    — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Even the tram ride up to The Getty is an experience.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Reviewers confirm that the heavier-weight fabric holds its shape well and doesn’t ride up, either.
    — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The vessel uses its weight and reinforced steel hull to ride up on the ice, then crush it below and break apart the thick, frozen slabs.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Denim can be hard to wear in the heat of the summer, especially skinny jeans that tend to cling and ride up in all the wrong places.
    — Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Lee also mentions that her queen-size mattress is pretty high, around 15 inches, and the sheets don’t ride up or bunch on the sides.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The first stop of the night for most is the Governors Ball, just a few escalator rides up from the Dolby.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The first stop of the night for most is the Governors Ball, just a few escalator rides up from the Dolby.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Art is the highlight, but there’s no arguing that the museum's privileged perch—and the fun tram ride up to it—is a compelling reason to visit.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Then, as federal agents wrestled him into submission, Pretti’s coat rode up and his holstered gun came into view.
    — The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Gray took a seat near the front and dozed off almost immediately, despite the short, bumpy ride up the hill to the UC pharmacy.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • This style hits right above the knee for a comfortable flare fit that doesn’t ride up, while the V-neck and decorative buttons add a flattering and timeless touch that’ll never go out of style.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
  • UnderEase Mid-rise Thong Underwear 5-pack Silky-soft underwear that won’t ride up or trap sweat after an intense workout?
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to alleviating traffic and parking, the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner offers a comfortable, scenic ride up and down the coast.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In my mom’s Manhattan, there were ashtrays on every desk, 85-cent taxi rides up Lexington Avenue, and the style icon of the moment was Jackie Kennedy.
    — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • Along with his wife Ana and their teenage daughter, the three have motorcycled from their home in northern Spain, through France, sailed across the channel, then ridden up to Merseyside to make this final connection.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • My biggest priority is that the pants need to not ride up uncomfortably or dig into my stomach while sitting for long periods of time — and luckily, Amazon’s fashion department has lots of pants styles that fit this criteria.
    — Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • The gravel ride up to Max Patch, a 4,629-foot mountain bald 20 miles from Hot Springs, was always the highlight of our rides thanks to the incredible views of the entire valley at the top.
    — Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
  • On a Sunday morning two weeks ago, two men parked a movers’ lift outside the Louvre, rode up to the second storey, smashed a window, cracked open display cases with angle grinders, and then fled on the back of scooters driven by two accomplices in a heist lasting less than seven minutes.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
  • An escalator ride up from the Dolby Theatre (guests wearing gowns were warned to scoop up their dresses), the ballroom was bursting with 12,500 flowers — including blush roses, otherworldly anthurium and bright orchids.
    — Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Get a bike and ride across the walking bridge—in Erupcja, where Nel sits and listens to techno, or doesn’t listen to anything at all—then ride up to the public library, get STOR coffee on Tamka, and keep riding towards Królikarnia—or take it down Aleje Jerozolimskie.
    — Bridget Knowles, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026

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