Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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The helicopter crashed about 50 feet from a BNSF Railway line and spread debris across the tracks, according to the railway.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
All five outliers were found within a few hundred meters of railway tracks or stations.
—Richard Kemeny, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
The Swiss Federal Railways, or SBB, is your go-to railway when traveling within Switzerland, and one-way tickets cost $30 on average.
—Erik Buckingham, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
But bill supporters say more work needs to be done to protect communities from any more railway disasters.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
All five outliers were found within a few hundred meters of railway tracks or stations.
—Richard Kemeny, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
The Swiss Federal Railways, or SBB, is your go-to railway when traveling within Switzerland, and one-way tickets cost $30 on average.
—Erik Buckingham, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
But bill supporters say more work needs to be done to protect communities from any more railway disasters.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for railway
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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railway
noun
rail·way
ˈrā(ə)l-ˌwā 
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