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

“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

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