How to Use gondola in a Sentence

gondola

noun
  • The gondolas in the Venetian Resort canal were removed ahead of the race.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The open gondola car is perfect for spotting deer, elk and bears along the route.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 26 July 2023
  • Telluride The best way to get the lay of the land in Telluride is to take the 13-minute gondola ride to Mountain Village.
    Tamara Gane, Chron, 23 Apr. 2023
  • And where would everyone who drives to the gondola park?
    Alison Sneag, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
  • No need to go to Italy to have a romantic gondola ride.
    Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
  • To speed up the procession of pitchers, the A’s install a bullpen-to-mound gondola.
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The force of the impact knocked the passengers, both in their 50s, from the gondola and sent them plummeting to the ground, said Sgt.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • Users can scuba dive or row a gondola through a Venice canal.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • In fact a gondola is something someone needs to live and work.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 22 Oct. 2022
  • In the morning, a shuttle takes you to the gondola in town, which takes you to the base at 9,000 feet, ascending through the clouds where the rain turns to snow.
    Jordan Riefe, Orange County Register, 25 Nov. 2019
  • One of his goals will be flying over the Rio Grande and getting low enough to dip the gondola into the river.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The vessel has an on-board restaurant in the gondola that can hold six diners.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Newsom stepped onto the gondola with an aide and rode up the mountain.
    Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • And a gondola in L.A. could prove a strong draw for the community.
    Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022
  • From the pilot’s seat—either left or right—the cab is airy and square-cornered, like a ski gondola.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020
  • As proposed now, even bikes would not be allowed on the gondola in the summer months.
    Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021
  • By contrast, buses could not move much more than 1,000 people per hour, less than a third the rate of the gondola.
    Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 June 2022
  • The five-minute gondola ride to it whisked me up to a network of narrow hiking trails and boardwalk bridges.
    Adam H. Graham, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The first idea is a gondola system that would be based near the La Caille restaurant on Wasatch Boulevard.
    Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2021
  • How would the gondola affect the value of the land and surrounding areas?
    Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
  • The new cog train and gondola options would begin about three-quarters of mile west of the mouth of the canyon near La Caille restaurant.
    Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • They’re seen in a speedboat on the water and, of course, taking a romantic gondola ride on the canals as well as strolling through the streets.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The rolling stock on the Bald Knob excursion consists mainly of gondolas once used to carry cut trees to the mill.
    Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
  • She had been found inside the gondola after workers started the lift up for the day, sending her back down to the base of the mountain.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Now is the time to share your thoughts on an aerial gondola to Dodger Stadium.
    Katie Licari, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
  • During preflight checks, the gondola, which was tied to a five-ton truck, thrashed about, tossing the pilots around.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Largely those who have publicly supported the gondola have been the ski resorts in the canyon.
    Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The Hilton Niseko Village is the absolute closest to the Niseko gondola for easy access.
    Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Things this year will pick up in late November, when the top hotels will reopen and the ski resorts (snowfall willing) will start up their gondolas.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • These days-long events require celebs to pivot from black tie to outfits that look appropriate stepping off a gondola in the late summer Italian heat.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024

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