Thesaurus results for JITNEY

jitney

noun

as in bus

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Recent Examples of jitney Batangas is a tough place to run: The roads don’t have shoulders; there are dogs everywhere; jitneys screech by. —

Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025 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 Simon Berry started a jitney service that catered to Greenwood's Black community, who were barred from using White taxi services. —

Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 16 May 2021 The seed for Lyft was planted when Logan Green, a California university student, saw jitney buses picking up passengers in Zimbabwe. —

Daniel Yergin, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021 Sharon Kay Penman was born on Aug. 13, 1945, in New York City and raised in Atlantic City, where her father, William J. Penman, waited tables and drove a jitney. —

Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2021 On July 20, 1916, The Chronicle ran an editorial supporting a jitney bus ban from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. —

Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 15 Jan. 2020

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Noun

For afternoon drinks, Barbara Ann's, a retro VW bus converted into a beachfront bar, hits the spot.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
Most buses and trolleys allow commuters to bring bikes on board.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026