gondolier

Example Sentences

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“I told the gondolier to stop singing,” Rustioni said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

“There is no one better than a gondolier to represent the city’s traditions,” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2021

A singing cabby poses as a gondolier for a cheese company, then goes to Venice and becomes one.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2019

And, of course, this being Las Vegas the guy doing the anthems was a singing gondolier whose day job is serenading tourists in the faux canals of Venice just across the street.

From Washington Times • May 19, 2018

Feeling like a gondolier, Zeitoun paddled steadily and said nothing.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers