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Omnibuses hurtled down the street at alarming speed, and a line of hansom cabs waited at the curb.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

You will now understand what is meant by those "Knickerbocker Halls," and "Knickerbocker Hotels," and "Knickerbocker Lunches," that are daily springing up in our city and what all these "Knickerbocker Omnibuses" are driving at.

From Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies by Irving, Washington

Omnibuses ply between the Gardens and Norwich every hour. 

From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by Davies, G. Christopher

Omnibuses ply to and fro; market-barrows are drawn frequently past; burden-bearers and peasants are met or overtaken trudging contentedly on.

From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa

Omnibuses lurch Heavily homeward Elephants tinselled in tawdry gold: Taxicabs fight Like wild birds squalling, Wild birds with roaring, clattering wings.

From Goblins and Pagodas by Fletcher, John Gould