en route

Example Sentences

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The Iranian-flagged Touska ship was seized en route to Iran’s Bandar Abbas after failing to comply with warnings over a six-hour period, U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

And his Dodgers teammates put runs on the board like they were logs in the fireplace, scoring at least one run every inning until the sixth inning en route to a breezy 7-1 victory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The Nasdaq Composite got a boost from an old friend en route to its ninth-consecutive gain.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Horry County Police Department detective Alan Jones had briefed Tamasi by phone while they were both en route.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

People wanting to visit more distant solar systems would have to set out with the understanding that they would most certainly die en route, hoping that their descendants would someday reach their destination safely.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins