ride shotgun

phrase

: to ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle

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Cook is staying on as executive chairman, and Ternus has been riding shotgun through the memory crisis. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 The women in the driver’s seat and riding shotgun have been in a bun on the open road for two months now. — Sara "kraut" Gregory, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Daemon, with his Valyrian steel warhelm and taste for annihilation, is who Rhaenyra needs riding shotgun now that Team Green has established a crown-seeking triumvirate of sons. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 She’d be seen on the big screen, riding shotgun with Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit within a year of Sybil premiering. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ride shotgun

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“Ride shotgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20shotgun. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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