: 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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Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency after a massive power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, knocking out traffic lights and forcing the evacuation of subway systems in both countries, among other disruptions.
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Greg Norman , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
What better way to send a message that there are rules on the subway or bus than by enforcing them the moment someone walks through the MTA’s front door?
—David Garten, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
However, overall crime in the subway dropped 5.4 percent from 2023 to 2024, the New York Police Department reported.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
On the subway, 1981: The Sony Walkman, first imported to America in 1980, introduced the idea of personal stereo anywhere and began the gradual shutting out the city around us.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Apr. 2025
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Greg Norman , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
What better way to send a message that there are rules on the subway or bus than by enforcing them the moment someone walks through the MTA’s front door?
—David Garten, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
However, overall crime in the subway dropped 5.4 percent from 2023 to 2024, the New York Police Department reported.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
On the subway, 1981: The Sony Walkman, first imported to America in 1980, introduced the idea of personal stereo anywhere and began the gradual shutting out the city around us.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 2 May. 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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