Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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There are no roads, railways or electricity in most of the territory.
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
The history, the old buildings and hidden railways and factories and all that.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
In a statement on social media, the acting president of Catalonia, Albert Dalmau Miranda, offered his sympathies to the family of the deceased railway employee.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Spain’s railway operator Adif said the containment wall probably collapsed because of heavy rainfall that swept across the northeastern Spanish region this week.
—Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
The history, the old buildings and hidden railways and factories and all that.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
In a statement on social media, the acting president of Catalonia, Albert Dalmau Miranda, offered his sympathies to the family of the deceased railway employee.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Spain’s railway operator Adif said the containment wall probably collapsed because of heavy rainfall that swept across the northeastern Spanish region this week.
—Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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railway
noun
rail·way
ˈrā(ə)l-ˌwā 
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