Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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His father was a railway signalman, his mother a maid.
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Reuters, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
The tablet was first discovered in 1913 near Israel's southern coast during railway construction.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Operations at airports and railway stations continued, but with delays, officials said.
—Tanvi Mehta, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
The law, signed by President Joe Biden in 2021, was a $1.2 trillion bill that was meant to repair and enhance America's infrastructure, including public transportation, roads, bridges, ports and railways.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
The tablet was first discovered in 1913 near Israel's southern coast during railway construction.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Operations at airports and railway stations continued, but with delays, officials said.
—Tanvi Mehta, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
The law, signed by President Joe Biden in 2021, was a $1.2 trillion bill that was meant to repair and enhance America's infrastructure, including public transportation, roads, bridges, ports and railways.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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railway
noun
rail·way
ˈrā(ə)l-ˌwā 
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