How to Use taxi in a Sentence

taxi

1 of 2 noun
  • We caught a taxi to the restaurant.
  • We went to the restaurant by taxi.
  • Planes get pushed back from the gate, taxi to the runway and take off.
    Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Riders who are matched with a taxi will pay the UberX rate.
    Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The best way to see St. Barts is to rent a car or hire a taxi for a private tour.
    Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Ras Al Khaimah is around an hour from Dubai Airport and costs around $60 in a taxi.
    Michele Robson, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • He’s driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War.
    Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The killing, which took place in San Francisco, claimed the life of Paul Stine, a 28-year-old taxi driver.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The film ends on a shot of Inez in a taxi, leaving her son and her life behind — with a smile.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • If taking a taxi alone, take a photo of the taxi number and/or license plate and text it to a friend.
    Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • La Réserve de la Mala, one of the best plages in the area, is worth making the trek (or hopping in a taxi boat) to nearby Cap d’Ail.
    Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Pops of taxi yellow, skateboard art, and lamps that look like ear buds up the cool factor.
    Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 2 Feb. 2023
  • As in other Italian cities, taxis in Milan cannot be hailed on the street.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The air traffic controller in the tower then told the waiting Southwest flight to taxi clear of the runway.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • So at the same time to this destination and the same ubiquity as a taxi.
    IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The following day, a taxi arrives to spirit me away from Shiguchi.
    Danielle Demetriou, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Black-and-yellow taxis beetled along Apollo Bunder, the road in front of the hotel.
    Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The couple was eventually able to switch to a taxi cab and be whisked away safely.
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • Last weekend, taxis and buses were set on fire and at least five of their drivers killed.
    Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
  • Thank you for being the chief cook, counselor, taxi driver, cheerleader, and best all-around mom in the world.
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023
  • EHang just became a clear frontrunner in the flying taxi race.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Cruise will be back on the streets of San Francisco, predicts Mr. Sutter, the taxi driver.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But this time around, the taxi flight is needed to accommodate a yearlong stay in space by Kononenko and Chub.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The next night, another man, and an out-of-state taxi driver as well, were ticketed for the same offense in the same spot.
    Gabrielle Bluestone, Curbed, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Leave your cars at home Water taxi, use a ride share company or stay close by.
    Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Trips using the taxi service should be arranged in advance.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Taking a taxi to Manhattan from the airport (or vice versa) costs about $30 to $45 plus tip and tolls.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Baidu runs fully driverless commercial taxi services in the cities of Chongqing and Wuhan.
    Michelle Toh, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023
  • From there, at around 11 p.m., the couple, along with Meghan's mom and a security guard, hopped in a yellow taxi cab to try and avoid the paparazzi.
    Town & Country, 18 May 2023
  • My taxi ride there from Central Jakarta took 45 minutes.
    Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Advertisement

taxi

2 of 2 verb
  • The pilot taxied the plane out to the runway.
  • The pilot taxied out to the runway.
  • The plane taxied slowly to the runway.
  • As the plane taxied to the gate, the pilot came on the PA and announced that Doug Jones was in the lead.
    Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Planes that land now have to taxi back up the runway to reach the pilot’s lounge.
    Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Karimi landed and taxied to the end of the runway as the thud of the guns rolled off the surrounding hills.
    Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2017
  • The flight landed safely and taxied to the gate with its own power.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The pilot taxied to the gate, where most passengers were able to get off the plane, Phoenix Fire Capt.
    Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 27 May 2018
  • The flight landed safely in Dublin at 1:15 p.m. local time, and taxied to the gate, the airline said.
    CBS News, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The plane had just finished a flight from Los Angeles and was taxiing at the time of the incident.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 26 June 2023
  • Only one engine was used to taxi along the runway for takeoff.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The never-ending war on birds takes place far from the terminals, in the swaths of grass that lie beyond the zones where jets taxi to and fro.
    Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Marketing is starting to taxi their planes on the runway.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Allen shared new footage of the Stratrolaunch taxiing on the runway over the weekend in Mojave, Calif.
    Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Mechanics work through the night to make sure the fleet can be taxied to the runway by the first flight out at 5 a.m., all to start the day again at DFW Airport.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Pretend the plane was already taxiing when the airline crew showed up looking for a last minute ride.
    Mercury News Editorial Board, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2017
  • The plane has taxied to a remote area of the runway where passengers were taken off.
    CBS News, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The aircraft returned to Charlotte, landed safely, and taxied to the gate.
    Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Planes could taxi all the way around the gate areas with no alley or buildings to slow arrivals and departures.
    Scott McCartney, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The plane was taxiing to a gate when the men appeared to begin jostling for position near a row of seats, according to CNN.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 10 May 2017
  • Then these strange newborns taxied to the airfield next door, met a waiting crew, and took off for Europe.
    Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2020
  • The agency’s brief stated that the Delta flight was at a holding pad and the United flight was taxiing when the incident occurred.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
  • Patel said the aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate on its own power.
    Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 7 June 2019
  • Dozens of planes taxiing at once at a suddenly dusty Madras Airport.
    Molly Harbarger, OregonLive.com, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Prior to takeoff, the pair chatted normally while the pilot taxied the craft out to the runway, the pilot told the AAIB.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But as the plane taxied out to the runway, the engine began to run roughly, according to the mechanic’s account to the NTSB.
    Jesse Paul, The Denver Post, 18 May 2017
  • So no matter where your seat is, Bradley says to mention your tight connection to your seat neighbors, and be ready to go once the plane is done taxiing.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Indians use the fintech service to pay for a wide range of goods and services, from groceries to taxi fares to airline tickets.
    Biman Mukherji, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2021
  • This video, taken at an undisclosed location, shows the Tu-95 and Su-35S fighter jets taxiing to take off on the mission.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2018
  • That gives it some mobility, but limits its ability to taxi around the ground.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'taxi.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: