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
• The city’s public taxis are clean and safe with friendly drivers who’ll often speak a fair amount of English.
  — Andrew Ferren, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023

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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

Last Updated: 3 May 2024