: 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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The shirts’ release Thursday coincided with the announcement that the first phase of the Metro D Line subway extension will open May 8, with three new stations connecting downtown Los Angeles to Beverly Hills.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
When Frieze Los Angeles started way back in 2019, the inaugural fair was held on that very back lot, with the tent adjacent to the New York City sets, allowing visitors to pop into the fake subways and the fake Upper East Side and fake Greenwich Village.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 28 Feb. 2026
For shopping and nightlife, Ginza and Shibuya are just a few subway stops away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
In fact, the whole notion of seeing things in the subway, writing about the subway, is a kind of mindfulness that only somebody walking around a lot, at ease, not preoccupied, would observe.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
When Frieze Los Angeles started way back in 2019, the inaugural fair was held on that very back lot, with the tent adjacent to the New York City sets, allowing visitors to pop into the fake subways and the fake Upper East Side and fake Greenwich Village.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 28 Feb. 2026
For shopping and nightlife, Ginza and Shibuya are just a few subway stops away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
In fact, the whole notion of seeing things in the subway, writing about the subway, is a kind of mindfulness that only somebody walking around a lot, at ease, not preoccupied, would observe.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 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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