let it ride

Example Sentences

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Interest rates on CDs were probably looking pretty good at the time, so you put the whole nut in at once and let it ride.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

“One of the comments we’ve been making is, ‘Stay in the market, let it ride a little bit, but rebalance to mitigate the risk,’” Ragan said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The bike be taking over and telling me where it wants to go and I just let it ride around.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022

Now that they are old enough, should we tell them that their mom’s affair with their stepdad is the reason for their parents’ divorce, or should we just let it ride?

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2022

I had let it ride, laying off some lame excuse like I had to get uptown even though I was carrying my ball.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers