en route

Example Sentences

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Her son, Brian Arias Garay, went missing on Feb. 6, 2018, en route to his job as a vendor at a hot dog and hamburger stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

By the 1960s, it had a simple runway made of desert sand, used as a refuelling stop by airliners en route to arguably more exotic destinations.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

For several days, the astronauts will conduct additional tests and experiments while en route.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The Lakers scored just 17 points in the fourth, but they held the Rockets to just 12 points en route to their sixth consecutive win.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

At each bridge crossing in Manhattan County, police cars stood watch; the Westchester County police had stationed individual patrolmen at intervals en route to the cemetery.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey