en route
Example Sentences
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Instead, he is en route back to the capital, Mogadishu.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Arnaldi had spent 19 hours and 42 minutes on court en route to the semi-finals in Paris - the longest anyone has played on their way to the last four of a major since 1991.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The aircraft, an Airbus A330 wide-body, had been en route from Brazil to Paris when the jet’s Pitot tube, which is used to determine airspeed, iced over.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Longet was with Sabich in the ambulance when he died en route to the Aspen hospital.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Seized at his factory station, snatched en route to meet Sam at the Drift.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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