en route
Example Sentences
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BBC News understands four copies of the Dutch language edition were taken from a truck while it was en route from the Dutch publisher's printers to their warehouse.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Buckeyes held Manning scoreless for three full quarters en route to a 14-7 victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He had been en route to China when the disaster struck.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 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
“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
