How to Use en route in a Sentence

en route

adverb or adjective
  • Paramedics met the pair en route.
    — Don Sweeney april 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Just months later, Nok was en route.
    — Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The three died en route to a hospital.
    — ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The three died en route to a hospital.
    — CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Dubois was dropped twice en route to a thrilling victory.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Those drones may soon be en route to the war theater around Iran.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • While troopers were en route, they were informed that the girl had died.
    — James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 30 July 2021
  • All the pieces were well-wrapped, so nothing got scratched or dented en route.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 25 July 2024
  • Officials said the ships were en route but would take a few days to arrive.
    — Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The assembly line of fresh produce is then en route to those in need.
    — Chris Wragge, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • The start, finish and five stops en route are in seven countries.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • While en route, the officer was told the alarm was cancelled.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 21 July 2021
  • This is a problem that’s en route to being solved, said Doricko.
    — Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 May 2024
  • Leclerc won three times en route to coming third in the drivers’ table.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Dozens of drones were downed en route to the capital, its mayor said.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • While en route, a police officer pulled him over.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The Iryo train was en route from Malaga to Madrid.
    — Nina Lopez, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
  • There are also plenty of campgrounds en route.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Tigers put up 521 yards of offense en route to this blowout.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Good news is, some reinforcements are en route.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
  • No more deliveries are en route now.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Their remains are en route to the United States.
    — ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • Arcos sank four 3-pointers en route to 12 points.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Trump made the remarks while en route to the Middle East.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Brewers batted around en route to a five-run rally.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • The truck was en route to deliver bread to the airport when the crash occurred.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
  • But these migrants were no longer en route to America.
    — Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The light my scope had caught had been en route to us since around the time the first dinosaurs emerged on Earth.
    — PCMAG, 16 May 2024
  • Mohsen looked like Hercules and fought like him en route to the easy victory.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
  • When Ludwig is caught en route, Rolf and Núria are left on their own.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022

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