en route

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday, Italy denied US aircraft permission to land as they were en route to the Middle East for combat operations.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The Lakers scored just 17 points in the fourth, but they held the Rockets to just 12 points en route to their sixth consecutive win.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Ultimately six players and one member of the team’s support staff decided to remain in Australia, while the rest of the team flew to Malaysia en route to Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Talia Gibson, who has beaten three top-20 players at Indian Wells en route to the quarter-finals, is included alongside Maya Joint, Storm Hunter, Kimberly Birrell and Ellen Perez.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

But some friends I had made in the Holy Land had urged and insisted that I make some stops en route and I had agreed.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey