How to Use cable car in a Sentence

cable car

noun
  • The skiers took a cable car to the top of the mountain.
  • Tourists packed the cable cars on the hilly streets of San Francisco.
  • There were no cable cars above the break, the fire brigade said.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Lines to take the cable car up to the summit were hours long.
    — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • To make the most of your time, a cable car can take you to the top of the pass.
    — Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Give your calves a break and ride the panoramic cable car up to the top of town.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
  • An aunt who was not in the cable car is with him at the hospital.
    — Fox News, 26 May 2021
  • An aunt who was not in the cable car was with him at the hospital.
    — Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021
  • Tromsø island at night as seen from the cable car.
    — Kari Leibowitz, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The bridge can be accessed by cable car and walking across is a one-way deal.
    — Francesca Street, CNN, 13 May 2022
  • If your legs get too tired—or your belly too full—a few cable car rides along the way will lessen the pain.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Locals used a zip line to ferry food to the people trapped in the cable car.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Baker went with a group on a cable car up to the top of a mountain on the island.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2022
  • Ride from anywhere in the city with the exception of cable cars.
    — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • There’s also a robust network of ski lifts and cable cars.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There’s also a robust network of ski lifts and cable cars.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Wilson hopped off his cable car and ran alongside of it, slapping high-fives with the crowd.
    — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Scheana Shay shared a video of the pair taking a ride on the city’s iconic cable cars.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Images from the scene of the crash show monks standing in the forest next to the cable car’s tracks.
    — Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • My wife could roll her wheelchair right into an aerial cable car to head to one of the two theme parks.
    — Dave Parfitt, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
  • To get back, take the cable car, go on a hike, or for the more adventurous, zip line your way down.
    — Wendy Hu, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023
  • From the cable car to the metro bus, the journey to the altar continues.
    — Chantal Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Your entrance ticket includes a single ride in a cable car, with a view over the park.
    — Lea Lane, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Ride the cable car up to Schilthorn – Piz Gloria.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Ride the cable car up to Schilthorn - Piz Gloria.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, park below town and take the two-minute cable car ride to the historic center.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Hike or take the cable car to the top for 360-degree views of the rugged coastline.
    — Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Stop here to take the quirky, cage-like cable car that cuts first through woods and then up along the mountain's stark granite face.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2021
  • There’s even a free cable car to whisk you into the park in the most Swiss way possible.
    — Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The cable car fell more than 300 feet, and all 20 people aboard were killed.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026

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