gondolier

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

He relates on a personal level to a gondolier whose son will eventually take over his business.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023

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

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 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

Then he tore away from Prosper and jumped down the steps to watch a gondolier push his boat off its mooring.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke