en route

Example Sentences

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Instead, he is en route back to the capital, Mogadishu.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Yamamoto retired 22 straight en route to eight innings of two-hit ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 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

"Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by US and Bahrain air defense forces," Centcom said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“I earned a few crusts of bread en route here and there in exchange for some drawings that I had in my suitcase.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman