bound for

Example Sentences

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Beside Grant, who is bound for the Portland Cascade, there will be 12 other former Bruins sprinkled among the league’s six rosters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Next to them, a bachelorette party bound for Croatia sips Champagne.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

These included three very large crude carriers, reportedly bound for China, Oman and Japan.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Honor 25 was carrying 18,500 barrels of oil bound for Mogadishu.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“It comes down to motivation, doesn’t it? Since we’re being candid, we might as well acknowledge that we saw one another on the train bound for London. We both have missions and we’re motivated.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin