ride shotgun

Example Sentences

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Georgiou plotted a U.S. trip, recruited his mom to ride shotgun and picked up a rented Mazda SUV in Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Mr. Kopczynski’s wife chose to stay home, but Karen Larrick, a teacher and school librarian, elected to ride shotgun in the Bugeye.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

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