How to Use en route in a Sentence

en route

adverb or adjective
Definition of en routenext
Synonyms for en routenext
  • Ernest is impressed by the scenery en route: the prairie expanse, the floating clouds in the distance.
    — Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The ship was en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, at the time of the accident.
    — David Gilbert, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Many of them were multiple events on the same day, such as stops at restaurants en route to the airport.
    — Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The plane was en route to Owensboro from Bowling Green when the tower lost contact.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The Raiders also totaled eight first down en route to losing 3-0.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Pre-register with the renowned sportsbook en route to cashing in on $100 in free bets.
    — cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The suspect was en route to San Francisco, where he was scheduled to be on a flight crew of a 737, the official said.
    — Amanda Maile, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The Taters video transmission was carried out on Dec. 11 en route to the asteroid.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • That was en route to a rather memorable Finals loss to the Mavericks.
    — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • While en route to control traffic in the area, police were informed that a body of an adult man was found nearby.
    — April Santana, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2023
  • Green Bay defeated the Eagles on the road in the wild-card round of the 2010 postseason, en route to the Super Bowl championship.
    — Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The Trojans will outscore nearly everybody en route to the final Pac-12 crown.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • At least once, Mr. Adams used his motorcade to pick up Ms. Suggs en route to a fund-raiser.
    — William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The Chargers turned two of his fumbles into short touchdown drives en route to a 24-7 halftime lead.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • More stunning were Purdy’s open-field dashes en route to 48 yards.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Their lone playoff matchup was in the 1997 season when the Broncos won en route to their first Super Bowl victory.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
  • The car caught fire and burned to the ground on April 5 while en route to a fundraiser in Punta de Mita — a beach town on the country’s central Pacific coast.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 18 July 2023
  • The man threatened a postal carrier with a knife and stole the Postal Service truck while officers were en route, police said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024
  • And the woman who became friends with a kind stranger who came to her rescue after her luggage was lost en route between Europe and the US.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Dec. 2022
  • In many ways, her struggles have resembled those of a running back, given the obstacles put in her path en route to the goal line.
    — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 28 July 2023
  • But there were numerous highlights at the event’s three stages en route to Batiste’s day-ending performance at the main Fort Stage.
    — Bill Beuttler, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Redd was en route to the Comedy Cellar in Manhattan on Oct. 26 when an assailant punched him in the face, leaving him with a bloody nose.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • So how did a documentarian wind up in the genre space en route to Five Nights at Freddy’s?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
  • At the time, the flight was still en route back to Auckland, and the airline said its team was ready to assist its customers with rebooking on the next available service.
    — Marnie Hunter, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023

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