How to Use gondola in a Sentence
gondola
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One more gondola ride in the dark, and that’s the end of Day One.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2019
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The start of the race was delayed an hour by high winds at the top of the gondola.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2018
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The gondola hit the dunes hard, bounced twice, then rolled on its side.
—New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018
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The dense fog that falls over the canals and the shadows of gondolas sailing through it.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
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At Nevis Range, there was no snow at the base station of the gondola.
—Simon Akam, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2017
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The ride's gondola spins around the tower for a bird's-eye view of the Great Smoky Mountains.
—Beth J. Harpaz, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2017
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Due to strong gusts, there was a wind hold on the resort’s new gondola.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
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The gondolas in the Venetian Resort canal were removed ahead of the race.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2023
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The filmmakers changed the hometown of the friend Stone and Sadler met while on a gondola in Venice.
—Aric Jenkins, Time, 9 Feb. 2018
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Below, the full slate of films taking the gondola over to Venice.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 July 2024
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The open gondola car is perfect for spotting deer, elk and bears along the route.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 26 July 2023
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One gondola held two adults and one child, the other held one adult and one child.
—Emilee Robinson, Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2017
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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
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Take one of the bikes for a spin on the greenbelt or treat yourself to the tranquil spa or a a gondola ride.
—Dawn Gilbertson, azcentral, 15 May 2018
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The passengers on the gondolas are swung back and forth.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Rentals are available at Jackson Hole Sports at the base of the Bridger gondola.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2018
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And where would everyone who drives to the gondola park?
—Alison Sneag, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
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No need to go to Italy to have a romantic gondola ride.
—Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
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Ride the gondola up from the village, even if just for the spectacular views of the lake.
—Jensen Power, GQ, 31 Jan. 2018
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To speed up the procession of pitchers, the A’s install a bullpen-to-mound gondola.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2022
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Take Venice, the Italian city of canals and hordes of gondola-riding tourists.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2017
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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
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Guests are whisked up the mountain on the gondola to await you and your betrothed at the grassy amphitheater perched at the top.
—Mandy Ferreira, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
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Users can scuba dive or row a gondola through a Venice canal.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
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In fact a gondola is something someone needs to live and work.
—Julia Buckley, CNN, 22 Oct. 2022
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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
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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
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The vessel has an on-board restaurant in the gondola that can hold six diners.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
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Don’t miss the Galleon Carnival event where parades of boats and gondolas sail through the canals.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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The resort is about two hours north of Vancouver and has the world’s longest continuous lift system with a gondola that connects the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
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