Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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Bridge designs with a railway line mostly have it in the center, with the roads split on both sides.
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Canadian Pacific Kansas City de Mexico, the railway, expressed its condolences to the victims' families and called on drivers to respect road signs and stop orders at railroad crossings.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
There's very little battlefield action, the war elements mostly taking place in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, where many soldiers, including Australian medical student protagonist Dorrigo Evans (Jacob Elordi), are forced to work on the Burma railway.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Daxing International Airport is also conveniently connected directly to China’s high-speed railways as well as local Beijing trains, making access to the airport easy.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Canadian Pacific Kansas City de Mexico, the railway, expressed its condolences to the victims' families and called on drivers to respect road signs and stop orders at railroad crossings.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
There's very little battlefield action, the war elements mostly taking place in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, where many soldiers, including Australian medical student protagonist Dorrigo Evans (Jacob Elordi), are forced to work on the Burma railway.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Daxing International Airport is also conveniently connected directly to China’s high-speed railways as well as local Beijing trains, making access to the airport easy.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for railway
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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railway
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rail·way
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