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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
Noun
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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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One user, taxi driver Aleksandr, asked the head of the republic how he was supposed to support his family and pay off loans.
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She was forced to wait until the next morning, when shooting stopped, to find a motorcycle taxi driver willing to navigate around barricades and checkpoints to reach the maternity hospital.
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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 3 Jul. 2026.
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