ride off into the sunset

/ˈɹaɪd ɒf ɪntu ðə ˈsʌnsɛt/

verb

To depart and fade into obscurity.

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Meanings

verbride off into the sunset (third-person singular simple present rides off into the sunset, present participle riding off into the sunset, simple past rode off into the sunset, past participle ridden off into the sunset)

present singular third person rides off into the sunset · participle present riding off into the sunset · past rode off into the sunset · participle past ridden off into the sunset · alternative ride off in the sunset

  1. idiomaticTo depart and fade into obscurity.

    It's a seizure even if the suspect refuses to stop, evades capture, and rides off into the sunset never to be seen again.

    2021, Torres v. Madrid (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19-292), Justice Gorsuch dissenting
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    "Got To Believe In Love" (#80, 1970)—a follow-up recorded with the cast of Hair—sold only a few copies, and Rob and Steed Records rode off into the sunset.

    1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 261
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ride off into the sunset,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20off%20into%20the%20sunset.

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