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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.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 988 views

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.
  • - 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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