gondolier

Example Sentences

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Here, a gondolier takes you on a loop around an enchanting residential Naples Island.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

“To be a gondolier was always my dream,” Mr. Beniamin, 22, said one bright winter day in a Venice rendered vacant by a wave of Covid-19 sweeping across Europe.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2022

“When everything reopens, tourists will invade us again,” said Giuseppe Tagliapietra, a gondolier for 43 years.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2021

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