an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled
couldn't hail a taxi so I had to run in the rain to make my appointment
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Recent Examples of taxi
Noun
To combat driving under the influence, the agency recommends utilizing taxis or ride-share services.—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 5 Jan. 2026 Although some driverless taxi services, such as Waymo, function at Level 4, Tensor’s product would likely be the first private car at this level of self-sufficiency.—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
The plane was able to taxi and park without further incident.—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 July 2025 Due to her intoxicated state, she was escorted off of the Southwest Airlines flight before the plane taxied, Dallas police wrote in the warrant.—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxi
Police said their initial investigation found that Hastings was performing maintenance underneath the truck cab when the vehicle rolled backward, trapping him beneath it.
In a recent video posted by the Piano Man on Instagram, Joel pulls up next to a man riding a bicycle, chauffeuring two women sitting in an attached passenger car while blasting the rocker’s iconic 1976 classic.
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
24 July 2025
Neither graduated from formal schools; her grandfather chauffeured white families.
The car rides after my tennis matches were the same way.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Then riders will turn left on the path at Club 1836 on Cantrell Road before riding the rest of the way behind Club 1836 and the Dillard's data center, which is part of the retailer's headquarters.
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