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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