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Here is Harry, going past in a rickshaw, one of the little things, with a brand new fake Rolex on his arm and hanging out of it, and waving to us.
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Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Adding a cultural twist to the week, Viktor Hovland was spotted exploring Chandni Chowk in a rickshaw (a three-wheeler vehicle used by the locals), Old Delhi’s historic marketplace known for its centuries-old architecture and gullies.
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Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
The union was a good opportunity for Rehana’s family, whose sole income came from their father, a rickshaw driver.
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Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Now, getting the rickshaw imported from India is a whole other experience that’s become its own piece of QuestionPro folklore.
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Vivek Bhaskaran,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Adding a cultural twist to the week, Viktor Hovland was spotted exploring Chandni Chowk in a rickshaw (a three-wheeler vehicle used by the locals), Old Delhi’s historic marketplace known for its centuries-old architecture and gullies.
—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
The union was a good opportunity for Rehana’s family, whose sole income came from their father, a rickshaw driver.
—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Now, getting the rickshaw imported from India is a whole other experience that’s become its own piece of QuestionPro folklore.
—
Vivek Bhaskaran,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rickshaw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
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The White House is an active construction site, with cement trucks going through the same gates typically used by the president’s armored limousine.
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Along with his men’s store, her brother also owns a limousine business.
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The drama starts on the water taxi when Gen immediately sets out to mark her territory by asking Luke to sit next to her instead of Joy.
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From Helsinki’s Market Square, a quick 15-minute water taxi takes you over to Saunasaari, which literally translates to Sauna Island in Finnish.
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Batangas is a tough place to run: The roads don’t have shoulders; there are dogs everywhere; jitneys screech by.
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The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.
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Fellow New Yorkers know how magical the city can be in the summertime, and what better way to evoke the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple than with the iconic taxi cab yellow.
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Le Chambard, my next hotel, sent another taxi for the 30-minute trip to Kaysersberg, a fairy-tale village framed by vineyards.
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The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
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Firefighters extinguished a blaze that had consumed the truck’s cab and trailer, as well as debris along the railroad.
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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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