How to Use ride a/the wave of in a Sentence

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  • New Jersey will try to ride the wave of awards in the playoffs.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 June 2022
  • Can Bama ride the wave of momentum all the way through the Lone Star State?
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2022
  • There are also some teams looking to ride the wave of big victories.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Schnall and Plotkin have a lot of work to do the gain the fans’ trust, but the groundwork is being laid for the duo to ride a wave of popularity that could be engulfing the franchise soon.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Could a particularly splashy hit (or two?) ride the wave of a successful premiere and get snatched up for tons of money?
    Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
  • There’s enough of it at the quarterback position for the Browns to ride a wave of beating average quarterbacks all the way to the postseason.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Several cities have seen their tech scenes ride a wave of hype to national prominence, only to fade away soon after.
    Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Florida State hopes to ride a wave of momentum from its thrilling come-from-behind win over Louisville last week into its home matchup against Boston College.
    Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Last year, the Lakers were able to ride a wave of tremendous chemistry on and off the court while in an environment that rewarded those qualities more than any other.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The Cali native began the year by continuing to ride the wave of her successful third studio album, the double-platinum Planet Her.
    J'na Jefferson, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Saturday could mark a turning point for each program, with Auburn and Penn State looking to ride a wave of momentum ahead of the rest of their respective conferences schedules.
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Roderick Sawyer could ride a wave of support from Black voters, though that is unlikely with six other Black candidates in the race and his low fundraising totals.
    Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
  • But the British government was able to ride a wave of populism in advancing fan concerns and propelling the Super League resistance to the top of the political agenda.
    Rob Harris, ajc, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Researchers note that sometimes a dominant strain is simply the variety that happens to ride a wave of transmission fueled by travel and mingling.
    Ivana Kottasová and Sheena McKenzie, CNN, 10 June 2021
  • For example, preindustrial people fell asleep three hours after sunset to ride a wave of falling night temperatures rather than the setting sun.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2015
  • Financial institutions willing to ride the wave of change, and embrace blockchain's disruptive potential, stand to gain immensely.
    Sixteen Ramos, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
  • For insurers looking to ride the wave of the digital transformation, there has never been a better time to break the barriers of siloed, legacy systems and seek innovation in every facet of their offerings.
    Jamie Yoder, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Rural demand is lagging While demand from urban Indians may ride a wave of deep retail discounts, that in rural regions is unlikely to be exciting enough.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Statewide, campaign strategists predicted ahead of last Tuesday’s election that Republicans would ride a wave of public discontent with the direction of the state under Democratic rule.
    oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Statewide, campaign strategists predicted ahead of Tuesday’s results that Republicans would ride a wave of public discontent with the direction of the state under Democratic rule.
    oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Texas Republicans bankrolled by Christian conservative donors are hoping to ride a wave of parental anger over the teaching of race and sexuality in schools to achieve what has long been an unattainable goal: state funding for private education.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Nvidia also posted fourth quarter revenue gains of 265% year-over-year, also exceeding analyst projections, as the company continues to ride the wave of massive AI investment.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Arm’s chip designs are primarily used in smartphones, but the company has pitched itself as able to ride the wave of artificial intelligence sweeping Silicon Valley.
    Don Clark, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But a rift was already starting to emerge between the network’s public health push and its personalities’ desire to ride a wave of conservative anger against local and state anti-contagion efforts, much of it stoked by President Donald Trump.
    Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Seeing an opportunity to ride a wave of discontent, politicians have pushed measures instrumentalizing the once liberal concept of laïcité (France's form of secularism), including banning full-face coverings and burkinis in public spaces.
    Rim-Sarah Alouane, CNN, 20 Apr. 2022

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