ride off into the sunset

English

Alternative forms

• ride off in the sunset

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪd ɒf ɪntu ðə ˈsʌnsɛt/

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Verb

ride 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)

1. (idiomatic) To depart and fade into obscurity.
   • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 261:

     "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.

   • 2021, Torres v. Madrid (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19-292), Justice Gorsuch dissenting:

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