cabbie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The neo-noir psychological drama stars Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, a lonely, insomniac Vietnam War veteran who takes a job as a night-shift cabbie in New York City.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026
The cabbie, a hard-bitten postcommunist cynic, asks her if she’s visiting the archives “for work or fun.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
I wondered, how will the cabbie drive through this?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025
Joanne Anderson praised the cabbie, named locally as David Perry, for "locking the doors" before the blast.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2021
I jump back in, tell the cabbie to keep rolling until he's down the block a ways.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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