: 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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Neely, a street and subway performer, had experienced homelessness and poor mental health leading up to his death, according to lawyers for his family.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The post-verdict celebration underscores a basic fact about Penny’s future: The 26-year-old who had been accused of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the subway death of Jordan Neely is now a free man.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran at the center of the New York City subway chokehold trial, was found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
Penny’s trial revolves around an altercation on the New York City subway in May of 2023 that was recorded and later went viral, leading to Penny being charged with the manslaughter of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old Black homeless man and former street performer, after a six-minute-long chokehold.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The post-verdict celebration underscores a basic fact about Penny’s future: The 26-year-old who had been accused of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the subway death of Jordan Neely is now a free man.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran at the center of the New York City subway chokehold trial, was found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
Penny’s trial revolves around an altercation on the New York City subway in May of 2023 that was recorded and later went viral, leading to Penny being charged with the manslaughter of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old Black homeless man and former street performer, after a six-minute-long chokehold.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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subway
noun
sub·way
ˈsəb-ˌwā 
1
: an underground passage
2
: a usually electric underground railway
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