en route

Example Sentences

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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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to halt the deployment came after equipment was en route.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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