en route

Example Sentences

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Longet was with Sabich in the ambulance when he died en route to the Aspen hospital.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Stumo was killed en route to Kenya for her first assignment with ThinkWell, a public health NGO that aimed to increase access to health care in Africa and Asia.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth surprised officials by accelerating troops cuts, with some equipment 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

Over a single week, the hundred or so remaining citizens of Bithynios packed their belongings and set out for main-land Greece, most en route to America.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides