: 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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Anyone getting off at the Lake Street CTA Red Line subway stop on Sunday might have noticed some new signage near the station's stairways to street level.
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CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Apartments have soapstone countertops, GE stainless steel appliances, Shaker-style cabinetry with modern hardware and subway tile kitchen backsplash.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
To some extent, isolation is just a feature of Los Angeles the way light frottage is a feature of riding on the New York City subway.
—Lauren Bans, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
Despite being out of circulation for more than 20 years, New York subway tokens are listed for very little on resell sites like eBay, averaging anywhere between $10 and $50 for a handful.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Apartments have soapstone countertops, GE stainless steel appliances, Shaker-style cabinetry with modern hardware and subway tile kitchen backsplash.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
To some extent, isolation is just a feature of Los Angeles the way light frottage is a feature of riding on the New York City subway.
—Lauren Bans, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
Despite being out of circulation for more than 20 years, New York subway tokens are listed for very little on resell sites like eBay, averaging anywhere between $10 and $50 for a handful.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Jan. 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 7 Jan. 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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