Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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The number is too close to the railway station, so everyone keeps calling for train times.
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Authorities stated that the railway was shut down temporarily so emergency response, fire suppression, vehicle removal and a full inspection of the tracks could take place.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Travelers at a railway station in Nanjing, China, on Friday.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Her jokester father worked for a railway; her realtor mother was a gifted mimic whose impressions of clients enlivened family dinners.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Authorities stated that the railway was shut down temporarily so emergency response, fire suppression, vehicle removal and a full inspection of the tracks could take place.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Travelers at a railway station in Nanjing, China, on Friday.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Her jokester father worked for a railway; her realtor mother was a gifted mimic whose impressions of clients enlivened family dinners.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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railway
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rail·way
ˈrā(ə)l-ˌwā 
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