en route

Example Sentences

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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

Linsey Smith was particularly difficult to get away at the start en route to 2-15 while Dean took 3-13 and Sophie Ecclestone snared 1-11.

From BBC • May 25, 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

The next afternoon, en route to my job, I stepped into the newspaper office.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright