rickshaw

variants also ricksha

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Recent Examples of rickshaw Dozens of families quit their homes in Tel Al-Sultan heading northward to Khan Younis, some on foot, while others carried their belongings and children on donkey carts and rickshaws. Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025 Bumped and bustled on scruffy buses, crowded trains and narrow rickshaws. Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 But there was no rest for the weary, as once Frank books Ryan, Lewis and the camera hopped onto a rickshaw to get pulled back down the road to hand the camera off to a drone. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025 Ann Scott Tyson/The Christian Science Monitor Meanwhile, Mr. Inagaki, the rickshaw puller, is leveraging his Mandarin and making connections on Chinese apps. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rickshaw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
Noun
  • Our first interview, 34 years ago, took place at Wilson’s Malibu home and in a limousine taking him to the UCLA campus.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • He was greeted earlier in the day with elaborate welcoming ceremonies that included Saudi F-15s escorting Air Force One into the airport and Arabian horses guiding the presidential limousine on the way to the Royal Court.
    The Hill, The Hill, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The only beachfront hotel in Santa Cruz, Finch Bay sits a short water taxi ride from the lively town of Puerto Ayora, a hub for daily expeditions into the archipelago.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • In their pursuit of keeping people out of their cars during the Olympics, Los Angeles County leaders will consider installing a water taxi for the 2028 Olympics to transport fans between San Pedro and Long Beach, where multiple events will be hosted.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.
    Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2022
  • Keelboats, jitney cars, horseless carriages, street cars, a railroad train, fire engine, skyway and even the Adm. Joe Fowler Sternwheeler on the Rivers of America all serve as people-movers.
    Roger Simmons, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • Roth was released from prison in June 1985 after serving 16 years for the fatal shooting of a Topeka taxi driver.
    Stephanie Warsmith, USA Today, 8 June 2025
  • Junior suites deliver enough space for a family of three to sprawl out in between taxi rides into Venice, and a poolside rooftop bar offers respite for parents monitoring high energy kiddos swimming away summertime twilight.
    Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Carpenter’s publicist tells her that earlier, her cab driver was asking who was playing the O2.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
  • Rioters set Waymo cabs ablaze in Los Angeles last night in the ongoing spasm of violence the last several days over federal immigration enforcement in the West Coast metropolis.
    The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2025

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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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