How to Use en route in a Sentence
en route
adverb or adjective-
Their bodies were en route to the U.S., the Marine Corps said.
— NBC News, 21 Mar. 2022 -
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 -
Granite Hills went on to score three runs in the sixth and four more in the seventh en route to a 13-7 win.
— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 -
Ernest is impressed by the scenery en route: the prairie expanse, the floating clouds in the distance.
— Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024 -
The Stars scored five runs in the bottom of the first en route to taking the win by the 10-run rule in just five innings.
— Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022 -
The ship was en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, at the time of the accident.
— David Gilbert, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024 -
The context was the death of a six-month-old baby from Guinea who drowned in the Mediterranean en route to Italy.
— Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2022 -
The sun is en route, and with it, a hairstyle that is every bit as light and breezy as the spring season.
— Hannah Coates, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023 -
This is a problem that’s en route to being solved, said Doricko.
— Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 May 2024 -
While en route, the officer learned that the man had left the scene and was walking north on Brecksville Road.
— John Benson, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 -
Da Silva sank a 3 from the left wing late in the first quarter en route to 8 points with 3 rebounds.
— Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024 -
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 -
But the Huskies held their opponent without a field goal the rest of the way en route to the victory.
— Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023 -
Miller, after all, led the Gators with 20.4 points en route to an All-Arizona nod a year ago.
— The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2023 -
The Lakers won to take a 3-1 lead en route to the dynamic duo’s first title.
— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024 -
Mohsen looked like Hercules and fought like him en route to the easy victory.
— Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 -
In the playoffs, the offense played at a high level as well en route to a Super Bowl win.
— Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025 -
In the second quarter, Brown caught a short third-down pass and broke three tackles en route to a 27-yard gain.
— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 -
Monk scored 29 points in the second half, the most in a single half of his career, en route to a season-high 39.
— Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024 -
While deputies were en route to the scene, all of the occupants were able to safely flee the residence.
— William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 -
Follow along below for live updates en route to the church.
— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024 -
That Somerset team went 14-1 en route to the state title.
— Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Oct. 2022 -
Before then, he was named a first-team All-Pro and en route to becoming one of the best tackles in the league.
— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025 -
Gauff won all six matches, not dropping a set en route.
— Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 -
While police were en route, the friends found Morrison at the bottom of a pool and moved her from the water to the pool deck.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 27 June 2022 -
Sedano called her daughter, who was en route to the parade, and told her not to come once the shooting began.
— Stephanie Ramos, ABC News, 6 July 2022 -
Isaac Olmstead hit two of his four triples in the final five minutes en route to his team-high 18 points.
— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025 -
While en route, the officer came across the suspect, who had left in a Dodge pickup truck.
— John Benson, cleveland, 15 June 2022 -
Two upper-class wives, their husbands away for the day, share a few toasts to their pre-marital dalliances—with the same man, who just may be en route from France to visit.
— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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