Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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The dial also has the Traditionnelle’s typical railway minute track, faceted Dauphine hands and applied gold baton-style hour markers.
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Carol Besler, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2025
Vienna is the first stop on the railway journey.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
More than 70 miles of guideway, meaning the physical railway, has been completed, along with nearly 60 major structures.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Authorities stopped trains in some areas in the mountainous region after rocks, mud and trees fell onto railway tracks, and local television showed workers removing the debris.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
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Carol Besler, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2025
Vienna is the first stop on the railway journey.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
More than 70 miles of guideway, meaning the physical railway, has been completed, along with nearly 60 major structures.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Authorities stopped trains in some areas in the mountainous region after rocks, mud and trees fell onto railway tracks, and local television showed workers removing the debris.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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railway
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rail·way
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