How to Use gondola in a Sentence

gondola

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • How would the gondola affect the value of the land and surrounding areas?
    — Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
  • 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
  • Then, after an unknown amount of time, the gondola with five people still aboard crashed.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • But about two minutes into the ride, the gondola stopped, leaving her stranded in midair.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The technical course, used for slalom, giant slalom and the combined, is a short distance away, on the other side of a gondola.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Many visitors who choose to take a gondola lift to the top of the city’s northern hills elect to ride back down in a Vocho for a more retro transport.
    — Zolan Kanno-Youngs Marian Carrasquero, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Building the gondola would likely take years, if not decades, to complete.
    — Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • Boston can be a town that is quick to shoot down novel ideas from hosting the 2024 Olympics to aerial gondolas in the Seaport.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Police officers board a gondola heading to the site of an avalanche in the village of Otari, Japan, on Sunday.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2023

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