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
“Office people are not back, but evenings and weekends, people are out,” said Singh, a cabbie for about 35 years.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
The cabbie chewed his cigar and sized us up.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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