: 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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Friend went viral earlier this year for plastering the New York City subway with more than 10,000 posters promoting the virtues of human-AI friendship.
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
The suspect, identified as a 27-year-old man named Chang Wen, threw a smoke grenade near an underground exit of the Taipei Main subway station, close to the city's main train station, sending pedestrians running, according to local media reports.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Since then, Reisberg has been posting videos of Maxine, now 10, and her comical commuting style — tucked in a backpack designed for pets on the subway, smiling behind Reisberg's head.
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The board also approved accessibility upgrades to five subway stations, including the major complex at 42 St-Bryant Park, which serves 111,000 daily riders on the 7, B, D, F, and M lines.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
The suspect, identified as a 27-year-old man named Chang Wen, threw a smoke grenade near an underground exit of the Taipei Main subway station, close to the city's main train station, sending pedestrians running, according to local media reports.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Since then, Reisberg has been posting videos of Maxine, now 10, and her comical commuting style — tucked in a backpack designed for pets on the subway, smiling behind Reisberg's head.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
The board also approved accessibility upgrades to five subway stations, including the major complex at 42 St-Bryant Park, which serves 111,000 daily riders on the 7, B, D, F, and M lines.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 23 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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