cabbie

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

The unknowing cabbie waited as they ate noodles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023

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