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Get cozy in the cushioned seats of a Venetian gondola powered by a gondolier wearing a striped shirt and straw hat.—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 Apr. 2026 Here, a gondolier takes you on a loop around an enchanting residential Naples Island.—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 These silk velvet slippers have been handmade in Veneto for centuries, crafted with recycled bicycle tires and traditionally worn by gondoliers.—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025 Shortly after the tourists jumped into the canal, gondoliers at the nearby San Vidal station notified the local police, who arrived at the scene along with a service boat to remove them.—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gondolier