rickshaw

variants also ricksha

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rickshaw Outside, life bustles with the familiar sounds of rickshaws and friendly neighborhood chatter. Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Ride on rickshaws, witness terra-cotta temples, visit villages, and dine alongside Gangetic dolphins. Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025 Out on the promenade, nostalgic cyclo bike rickshaws waited for drivers and riders. Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for rickshaw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
Noun
  • From custom designer fits to sleek limousines and over-the-top entrances, teens are taking prom to A-list levels.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 June 2025
  • What To Know The Aurus limousine blew up on Sretenka Street just north of the FSB headquarters in Lubyanka on Saturday night, with video footage showing the fire spreading to the vehicle's interior.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • My personal favorite way to get around, though, is the Yokohama Sea Bass water taxi.
    Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
  • Officials will explore re-upping the water taxi as well as other options to help people cross the river, according to the release.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 15 July 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
  • There have been conflicts between rideshare drivers and taxis in the past, so consider sticking with a reputable taxi or car service, However, the more adventurous can rent a car to explore nearby cenotes, ruins, and regional highlights.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
  • Those who wish to be dry while sipping a painkiller can access The Soggy Dollar by taking a short taxi ride from the dock in the island’s Great Harbour.
    Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The Gastonia Components and Logistics facility provides stamping, metal fabrication and sub-assembly of cab and chassis parts.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
  • First responders recovered the body of a driver Saturday after their truck cab plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge a day earlier.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2025

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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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