: 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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Instead, it’s located inside a subway station and has just 10 seats, yet each seat is treated with the utmost attention to detail, Quinn explained.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 May 2026
The notorious subway-grate scene was actually shot twice, first in New York and again in Los Angeles.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The subway rider had been arguing with another man, when the latter drew a sharp object and stabbed the victim in the stomach, said police.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
The View From Advertisers Marc Lore, CEO of food-tech startup Wonder, said advertising on the New York subway isn’t about direct ROI.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 May 2026
The notorious subway-grate scene was actually shot twice, first in New York and again in Los Angeles.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The subway rider had been arguing with another man, when the latter drew a sharp object and stabbed the victim in the stomach, said police.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
The View From Advertisers Marc Lore, CEO of food-tech startup Wonder, said advertising on the New York subway isn’t about direct ROI.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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