: 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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Walking upstairs at the theater and taking the subway also kept her from becoming too sedentary.
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Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
In fact, Edebiri’s exact look debuted just last week when Blazy presented Chanel’s prefall runway show in a New York City subway station.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2025
ComfortDelGro is best known for running part of Singapore’s subway system, as well as buses and taxis.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
However, the extension of the 7 subway line in September 2015 made the destination more accessible for many, and there have been additional projects completed in Midtown on the West Side, creating a continuum from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station to Hudson Yards.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
In fact, Edebiri’s exact look debuted just last week when Blazy presented Chanel’s prefall runway show in a New York City subway station.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2025
ComfortDelGro is best known for running part of Singapore’s subway system, as well as buses and taxis.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
However, the extension of the 7 subway line in September 2015 made the destination more accessible for many, and there have been additional projects completed in Midtown on the West Side, creating a continuum from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station to Hudson Yards.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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subway
noun
sub·way
ˈsəb-ˌwā 
1
: an underground passage
2
: a usually electric underground railway
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