en route

Example Sentences

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The Dodgers put together a 10-run seventh inning en route to a 12-3 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Yamamoto retired 22 straight en route to eight innings of two-hit ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Arnaldi had spent 19 hours and 42 minutes on court en route to the semi-finals in Paris - the longest anyone has played on their way to the last four of a major since 1991.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by US and Bahrain air defense forces," Centcom said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

As we walked back into the building, a tiny folded bundle of paper dropped at our feet; it was an inmate’s tobacco envelope, which had somehow fallen en route to a neighbor’s window over-head.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover