I rode a bus vs I got into a bus

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I rode a bus' implies that the person traveled on the bus as a passenger. 'I got into a bus' simply states that the person entered the bus without specifying if they actually traveled on it.

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I rode a bus

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate traveling on a bus as a passenger.

This phrase is used to express the action of traveling on a bus as a passenger. It indicates that the person used the bus as a means of transportation.

Examples:

Yesterday, I rode a bus to work.
She rode a bus to the airport.
We rode a bus to the city center.
He prefers to ride a bus rather than drive.
They rode a bus to the concert.

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Alternatives:

I took a bus
I traveled by bus
I used the bus
I caught a bus
I hopped on a bus

I got into a bus

This phrase is correct but less commonly used. It simply indicates the action of entering a bus without specifying if the person actually traveled on it.

This phrase is used to describe the action of entering a bus. It does not necessarily imply that the person traveled on the bus, unlike 'I rode a bus.'

Examples:

I got into a bus to escape the rain.
She got into a bus to look for her lost bag.
He got into a bus to talk to the driver.
They got into a bus to take shelter.
We got into a bus to warm up.

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- I got a bus to catch.
I got here all by myself on a bus.
Tell him I got hit by a bus.
- [scoffs] I got a bus to catch.
Two years ago, after a deep gum cleaning, I thought I got on a bus but somehow wound up on a booze cruise to Mexico.
It is, I went on a bus once and I got an eye infection.
Last night I got on a bus to Ravenswood, thinking I was going there to help my girlfriend Hanna.
As soon as I left the store I got on a bus and headed home.
OK, that tells me you'd be upset if I got hit by a bus.
I just feel like I got hit by a bus... sore all over, don't really remember why or anything about the last couple of days.
Now I got nothing left, except for a bus token.
When I saw that you won the supervisor seat, I got a friend to put me on a bus to LA.
I got a bus to catch at 6:30.
I got something - a girl's sweater and it looks like a bus ticket.
So if you don't mind, I got a bus to catch.
A bus just arrived full of airplane geeks.
Lieutenant needs recon on a bus.
We ran under a bus stop.
There's a bus depot four miles west.
That road's a bus line.

Alternatives:

I boarded a bus
I entered a bus
I stepped onto a bus
I hopped on a bus
I climbed onto a bus

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