en route
Example Sentences
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But he switched planes en route home, flying the older version of Air Force One to the U.K. before re-boarding the new plane to fly home to Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
False rumors that Benjamin Franklin, en route from France to Philadelphia, had been captured by Barbary pirates caused a sensation.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
A government source told AFP the army has tried to slow the RSF advance, destroying equipment en route last week.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The excitement started as soon as we were en route, as we headed to cross the city to the stadium.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
I told her, thinking of the piece of birch already en route to Papa.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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