en route
Example Sentences
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Steinem had an abortion at age 22, in London en route to India, but had never talked about it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He had been en route to China when the disaster struck.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Trump then flew to the UK en route to the US, where he reboarded the old Air Force One and was seen descending from the aircraft after it landed at RAF Mildenhall.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The smaller plane then flew to the U.K., where Trump stopped en route to Washington, under a nondescript call sign.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Customarily, en route from Montclair to Nantucket, we spent the night in a hotel in New London, Connecticut.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
