Example Sentences

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Since last summer, it says it has routed all U.S. data to cloud services run by Oracle, one of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

The testimony of the town’s residents aligned with reports from other recently retaken villages in the Kharkiv region, where Ukraine has routed Russian forces, and towns that are still occupied in the south.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022

Birmingham started 0-5 against Southern Section teams but has routed every City Section opponent since then.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2021

Sweden has routed powerhouses Norway and Germany to capture the gold medal in the men’s 4x7.5-kilometer relay in front of their king, Carl XVI Gustaf, to close out the biathlon competition at the Pyeongchang Games.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2018

Ten minutes from the time the general's aide has "routed out" the colonel, he has routed out his captains and the sergeants are routing out the men.

From From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days by King, Charles