How to Use en route in a Sentence

en route

adverb or adjective
Definition of en routenext
  • Mohsen looked like Hercules and fought like him en route to the easy victory.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
  • While deputies were en route to the scene, all of the occupants were able to safely flee the residence.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Ruto has faced several hurdles en route to landing Kenya’s top job.
    — Stephanie Busari, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022
  • While en route, the group is flagged down by a woman, the same mystery woman who was looking for McNab in the episode’s first scene.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
  • With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, Trump appeared en route to a smashing victory.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The Pentagon press secretary added that additional thousands are en route to the area.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But as Disney and other streamers institute price hikes en route to profitability, consumers can only stretch their dollars so far.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Josh Staumont entered a pristine game in the seventh inning and the Dodgers promptly lit him up with four hits and a walk en route to an 8-3 victory Friday night.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In the sixth inning, the Royals erupted for six runs en route to a 8-3 victory.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
  • Two years later, the group helped quadruple the Mustangs’ total wins en route to the state title.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2024
  • Pre-register with the renowned sportsbook en route to cashing in on $100 in free bets.
    — cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
  • For Venezuelans already en route to the U.S.-Mexico border, the announcement was a shock.
    — Fabiola SÁnchez, ajc, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Officers learned the home belonged to Greene while en route to the residence, the report said.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022

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