Example Sentences

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A direct flight would take 11 hours but he was routed through Dubai instead, making the trip a tortuously long one.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

No choice in server location for free users — you’re routed to a U.S. server.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Its ability to operate in the visible spectrum further strengthens its appeal for integrated photonic chips, where light must be routed, filtered, and concentrated within extremely small spaces.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

All orders are routed through Hyperliquid’s fully-decentralized order book and trade-clearing engines.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

He had routed a force fifty times larger than his own, won the greatest ransom ever seen, and vanquished a cultural tradition that had lasted five millennia—all without suffering a single casualty.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann