1
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of rail
Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
In 2003, vapors of 60,000 parts per million leaked from a pressure relief valve on a rail car storing MMA, records show.
—Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The obvious reaction is to rail against the guns, and rightly so.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rail
Noun
It would be made easier because all the major rail companies, like Deutsche Bahn, Trenitalia and SNCF, would have to sell competitors' tickets on their websites too.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
In 2003, vapors of 60,000 parts per million leaked from a pressure relief valve on a rail car storing MMA, records show.
—Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Verb
In February, Cooper stood in the same spot at Sheriff’s Office headquarters to rail against the parole board’s decision to grant Funston’s release.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The obvious reaction is to rail against the guns, and rightly so.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail
Noun
-
The footage also showed Shadduck grabbing the railing to her steps and shaking it with both hands, the report states, adding that deputies found two bloody handprints on the railing.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
-
Supporters were spilling over each other in the stands and pressed up against the railings, sauced and sweaty and singing and cheering their boys on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
-
Both were able to spot tracks, on dusty roads, and follow the tracks to successfully find wildlife.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
-
Nine crucial years of expansion and solidification of the pernicious institution went by, speeding the nation’s road toward a grinding war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Verb
-
She has also been criticized for not raising her voice on Selection Sundays, as if a conference commissioner could rant and rave more teams in the Field of 68.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
-
Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
By the fall of 1872, barely 100 of the 350 railroad companies were paying dividends.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
-
At the same time, the railroad boom, electricity boom, and internet boom all contained speculative excess despite ultimately changing the world.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
-
Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
-
Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Crucially, as reported by EuroNews, travelers will be able to apply for compensation for any issues throughout their journey, even if a problem happens on a different railway company.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
-
Colin Gradwell is a chartered mechanical engineer and railway integration specialist with more than 30 years of experience delivering complex transport systems around the world.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Verb
-
The spiny, long-legged, and often reviled cockroach has become an unlikely symbol of dissent among India’s Gen Z, in a sharp rebuke to the ruling establishment in the world’s largest democracy.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
-
At a time when a majority of the country disapproves of—or actively reviles—the president, his name alone could end up limiting the program’s success.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
