Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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While Father Vitalii was growing up in Rivne, his father, a railway engineer and former Soviet soldier, had discouraged him from pursuing a military career of his own.
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Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
This means strengthening and building fuel tanks, skeletal bases with paved parking areas and bunkers, fiber-optic cables, and even railway sidings to permit rapid unloading of trains.
—Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
And with DuPage County’s location along extensive railway lines, farmers in the area were well situated to participate in the growing trade and commerce of agricultural products through Chicago.
—Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Here, too, Russian troops have made steady gains in recent weeks, particularly the north of the town of Lyman, a railway hub and rear support base for Ukraine’s troops.
—Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
This means strengthening and building fuel tanks, skeletal bases with paved parking areas and bunkers, fiber-optic cables, and even railway sidings to permit rapid unloading of trains.
—Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
And with DuPage County’s location along extensive railway lines, farmers in the area were well situated to participate in the growing trade and commerce of agricultural products through Chicago.
—Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Here, too, Russian troops have made steady gains in recent weeks, particularly the north of the town of Lyman, a railway hub and rear support base for Ukraine’s troops.
—Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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railway
noun
rail·way
ˈrā(ə)l-ˌwā 
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