variants
also ricksha
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of rickshaw
Qi Fei helped her with the move, each of them lugging a pet carrier and a checker-print suitcase on the back of a motor rickshaw, making the half-hour journey from Yuci to the university’s campus on move-in day in August.
—
Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
People were especially intrigued by imperial, foreign, and exotic subjects: queens, presidents, and maharajahs; Gothic cathedrals, volcanic mountains, the pyramids, a herd of elephants, a rickshaw.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Outside dusk is falling, and the city’s streets are clogged with people heading home to break the Ramadan fast, riding on rickshaws and bicycles or traveling back in cars and buses.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
Ride on rickshaws, witness terra-cotta temples, visit villages, and dine alongside Gangetic dolphins.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rickshaw
Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
People were especially intrigued by imperial, foreign, and exotic subjects: queens, presidents, and maharajahs; Gothic cathedrals, volcanic mountains, the pyramids, a herd of elephants, a rickshaw.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Outside dusk is falling, and the city’s streets are clogged with people heading home to break the Ramadan fast, riding on rickshaws and bicycles or traveling back in cars and buses.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
Ride on rickshaws, witness terra-cotta temples, visit villages, and dine alongside Gangetic dolphins.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rickshaw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
Noun
-
On another leg of the tour, Sanders spent $260 on a limousine service in Montana.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
-
Xi also rode by the length of the formations along Beijing's central Chang'an Avenue in a classic-style black limousine.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
The proposal envisioned extensive plans for alternative transportation to stadium events to lessen the impact on Rickenbacker Causeway traffic, including water taxi service and a network of continuous shuttle buses to and from several points on the mainland.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
-
Matt Remick falling off a water taxi outside the Excelsior?—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 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
-
During taxi rides and walking between terminals, schedule your non-critical phone calls.—
Arpit Jain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
-
For those with accessibility needs, electric taxis and minibuses are available through your hotel or the tourist office.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
The actor played Louie De Palma, head dispatcher of the Sunshine Cab Company and supervisor to the cab drivers, on the show.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
-
The convertible lounge at the front of the van serves as the second room, combining the three-seat rear bench, two cab swivel seats and removable dining table into a proper dining space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share