: an underground way: such as
a
: a passage under a street (as for pedestrians, power cables, or water or gas mains)
b
: a usually electric underground railway
c
subway
intransitive verb
Examples of subway in a Sentence
I took the subway to midtown.
No one on the subway seemed to mind how crowded it was.
I've been on both the New York subway and the Underground in London.
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Mohammad Khatami opens the first subway in Tehran, the capital city, a metropolis of 11 million people.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 July 2026
There’s a pleasant absurdity to the advertisements for JAŸ-Z30 that are currently found across New York’s subway tunnels.
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Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2026
For the rest of this subway ride, this unlikely duo — fans of bitter-rival teams, but united in a love of soccer — chatted about the sport.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
Crowds gathered in museums, subway stations and federal buildings near the Mall.
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Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 July 2026
There’s a pleasant absurdity to the advertisements for JAŸ-Z30 that are currently found across New York’s subway tunnels.
—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2026
For the rest of this subway ride, this unlikely duo — fans of bitter-rival teams, but united in a love of soccer — chatted about the sport.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
Crowds gathered in museums, subway stations and federal buildings near the Mall.
—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for subway
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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subway
noun
sub·way
ˈsəb-ˌwā 
1
: an underground passage
2
: a usually electric underground railway
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