Sentence examples for despite ride from inspiring English sources

Disneyland had a marred opening in 1955 — shoes sank in fresh cement and a gas leak closed Fantasyland — but everything went smoothly on Friday, despite ride lines that quickly stretched several hours.

Despite riding daily for years, he had never had a bike stolen.

Harry Truman won out from a deeper slump; the elder Mr Bush lost despite riding high.That is surely not because voters do not care about the state of the economy.

Despite riding into the WTA Championships on a 13-match win streak after titles in Beijing and Linz, Azarenka was asked about the loss to Williams first as she sat down for her pre-tournament news conference in Istanbul.

And perversely, despite riding so low in the polls, there seems to have been a slight shift (including among Lib Dem voters) towards regarding a Labour-led government as being a good outcome of the election.

Despite riding a strong opening run to a halftime lead, much the same way the 76ers did in their first game against the Celtics, Indiana couldn't last the entire game against their heavyweight opponent.

Despite being the second American to ever win the Tour de France and despite riding for a team sponsored by the United States Postal Service, the daily television and radio coverage of Armstrong was limited to those few who have access to a satellite dish.

The British rider finished in a career-best second in Le Mans despite riding with a fractured leg.

Already a world road race champion, he came third in his Tour debut in 1984, despite riding in support of victorious Frenchman Laurent Fignon.

Despite riding their luck in the first period as goalkeeper Tom Heaton made excellent low saves to deny Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Callum Harriott, the Clarets ended up convincing winners.

The New York subway system is a world of silent commuters who, despite riding in close proximity to other people, rarely make contact with their fellow travelers.