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
The stunning Spiaggia di Frontone, a pebbly crescent of clear water framed by rocks, is easily reached by taxi boat from the port.—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 Chayce McDermott was recalled after being in Anaheim on the taxi squad on Saturday.—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 17 May 2026
Verb
Security camera video released by the airport shows the Airbus A319 plane starting to slowly taxi away from the terminals as a line of vehicles approached.—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 The plane taxied to the runway before returning to the gate, where passengers were reportedly told one traveler would need to be rebooked.—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for taxi
Early Wednesday morning, police issued an update on the case, saying that the death appears to be a result of a solo-vehicle collision and that crews located the vehicle involved, a white extended cab pickup truck, submerged in the water near Canal Boulevard.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
After the season finale, which featured a report by Cooper about London's cab industry in the age of autonomous vehicles, CBS News released an extended farewell interview with the journalist.
In each city, the concierge-style service has its own private check-in and TSA process’,’ provides food, drinks and spa services’,’ and chauffeurs you directly to your plane.
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Beth Landman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Chow would later chauffeur Mamdani to Gracie Mansion.
Freshman shortstop Ava Lazare broke the ice for South Elgin with a two-run homer, her fifth of the season, that rode a breeze to right field.
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Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
That communal atmosphere has become a defining part of the experience for many Inter Miami CF supporters riding the system today — something TRI-RAIL expects will multiply dramatically once international soccer fans arrive in South Florida for the World Cup.