How to Use on the way in a Sentence
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See what the stars had to say – and if a baby could be on the way.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 24 July 2026
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Taylor struck out one in the ninth on the way to his third save of the season.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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This little hole-in-the-wall was a pit stop on the way to their new life together.
—Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
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Lana Del Rey appears to have not one, but two new albums on the way.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
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Brian, who mentioned to Amy on the way that his stomach felt off, is sick.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
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Four tiny bright yellow blobs seeded on the way to reception.
—Antonio Garrido, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
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Another round of smoke is on the way but is mixed with clouds and difficult to see from above.
—Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
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Zohran Mamdani got his rent freeze, and the grocery-store pilots are on the way.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 8 July 2026
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Jimmy spotted her using a payphone across from the bar, while on the way to the restroom.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 July 2026
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The judges stopped at a Cracker Barrel restaurant on the way.
—ABC News, 10 July 2026
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Benson Boone donned a bowtie with his tux on the way into the Garden.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
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And with a new stadium on the way, the Super Bowl box may one day be checked.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
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All in all, the journey took 15 days − 11-and-a-half on the way up and four on the way down.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 23 July 2026
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Officials later informed him that her heart stopped on the way to the hospital.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
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More will soon be on the way as Kansas City prepares to host two knockout matches.
—Kellis Robinett, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
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With more rain on the way this weekend, a Chicago children's theater is worried.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
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The good news is several key pitching reinforcements are on the way.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 27 July 2026
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Europe has endured two deadly, record-shattering heat waves in a matter of weeks, with a third on the way next week.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
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Within minutes, Winston and his younger sister were in the car and on the way to pick up their brother.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
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This new way of working will have deep impact on the way app marketing operates in the future.
—Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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She was taken to a hospital as a trauma alert but died from her injuries on the way, officials said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
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China claims to be well on the way to putting people on the Moon by 2030, less than four years away.
—Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
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Hundreds of thousands more are months behind on payments, and another surge in defaults could be on the way.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 20 July 2026
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With more blockbuster films on the way, the war of over-the-top popcorn buckets doesn't appear to be stopping anytime soon.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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Pochettino may very well be on the way out, which means rebuilding in yet another coach’s image.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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The result is heat that builds, amplifies and refuses to break, often setting records on the way.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
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But a funny thing happened on the way to the autonomous enterprise.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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European football’s failure to keep a lid on costs means that profits are rare and the only way to make good money is on the way out.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 24 July 2026
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Much, however, can go awry on the way to the NFL’s biggest showcase.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
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Here's everything to know about Carli Lloyd's daughter and baby on the way.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
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