: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about two quarts (2.2 liters)
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Examples of cab in a Sentence
Noun (2)
called a cab to get back to the hotel
Recent Examples on the Web
CBS News, 4 May 2024
More than 10,000 black cab drivers in London are suing Uber for around $313 million in damages, claiming that the company improperly got its license to operate in 2012.
—Azure Gilman, Fortune, 3 May 2024
The 41-year-old driver stopped at a gas station a short time earlier when a man forced his way into the cab, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
In November last year, the company announced that riders would be able to hail black cabs in London on the platform from early 2022, but that announcement also bristled with cabbies.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
But instead of the roar of a diesel engine, the cab filled with the gentle hum of an electric motor.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Since 2021, Aurora trucks have autonomously hauled freight over 1 million miles on public highways – but with human safety drivers in the cabs.
—Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
Alongside costars like Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner and Judd Hirsch, Danza played a less-than-successful fictional fighter also working as a cab driver, for all five seasons of the series.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
When the cab arrived at John Galliano’s Maison Margiela show in January at the Pont Alexandre III—the last of the couture for that week—hundreds of kids were waiting and screaming for their own stars.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
Dr. Divya Chhabra, ABC News, 10 May 2021
Within those boundaries, tourism providers have been rigorously trained in COVID-19 precautions (everyone from store owners to cab drivers to servers), and all visitors are confined therein.
—Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2021
Noun
One such incident was caught on camera, as someone filmed a large truck being swept away as its driver jumped from the cab.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
More than 10,000 black cab drivers in London are suing Uber for around $313 million in damages, claiming that the company improperly got its license to operate in 2012.
—Azure Gilman, Fortune, 3 May 2024
The 41-year-old driver stopped at a gas station a short time earlier when a man forced his way into the cab, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
In November last year, the company announced that riders would be able to hail black cabs in London on the platform from early 2022, but that announcement also bristled with cabbies.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
But instead of the roar of a diesel engine, the cab filled with the gentle hum of an electric motor.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Since 2021, Aurora trucks have autonomously hauled freight over 1 million miles on public highways – but with human safety drivers in the cabs.
—Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
Alongside costars like Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner and Judd Hirsch, Danza played a less-than-successful fictional fighter also working as a cab driver, for all five seasons of the series.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
When the cab arrived at John Galliano’s Maison Margiela show in January at the Pont Alexandre III—the last of the couture for that week—hundreds of kids were waiting and screaming for their own stars.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
Mansukhani, a designer in New York and a daughter of immigrants, said her uncle, Umesh Reghuram, wired money to cab drivers, vegetable peddlers and maids.
—Dr. Divya Chhabra, ABC News, 10 May 2021
Within those boundaries, tourism providers have been rigorously trained in COVID-19 precautions (everyone from store owners to cab drivers to servers), and all visitors are confined therein.
—Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2021
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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cab. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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