subway
noun
an underground electric railroad, usually in a large city.
subways
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pluralof subway.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The first downtown stretch opened in March 1976 after more than a decade of planning, in an era when American cities were not exactly betting on subways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Longtime critics of subways used the explosion to stoke community fears that tunneling would lead to exploding homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Philadelphia’s World Cup host organization said Monday that it will offer free public transit to fans who are traveling home from Lincoln Financial Field via the state’s Septa system, which operates buses, subways and trains.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
Admittedly, the underlying facts are quite different: After a brief pandemic spike, crime rates in New York have returned to near-historic lows, and violence in the subways is exceptionally rare.
From Salon ● May 25, 2025
When crime began to fall in the city — as quickly and dramatically as it had in the subways — Bratton and Giuliani pointed to the same cause.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
