en route
Example Sentences
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Steinem had an abortion at age 22, in London en route to India, but had never talked about it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Truck driver Newar, 35, was in Nepal's border town of Timure en route to China when the disaster struck.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
David Rudisha's 800m world record of one minute 40.91 seconds, set en route to gold at London 2012, survived unscathed as his Kenyan compatriot Emmanuel Wanyonyi came home in one minute 41.76 seconds.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In court testimony Monday, it was revealed that Shakur was conscious after the shooting en route to the hospital but did not cooperate with authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
A prominent abolitionist stopped for a day en route to Chicago and stayed for a week.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
