en route

Example Sentences

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Aboard Air Force One en route to Beijing, Trump vowed on social media to push Xi to "open up" China to US firms "so that these brilliant people can work their magic".

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Some of the equipment and troops belonging to the “Black Jack” brigade—the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team of 1st Cavalry Division—were already en route when the deployment was canceled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

It’s the reset I reach for when I know groceries are en route and the counters feel a little gritty, a little sticky from a day of recipe testing.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

At 8:27 p.m., he pulled up a live feed of Trump en route to the event.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Many conversations en route began with “What degree of a dog is that?”

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck