How to Use on the road in a Sentence

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  • Prior to the tour, Raitt had last been on the road in 2019.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The paper didn’t have the budget to send him on the road.
    Dave Eggers, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Still, the Jets had a big letdown last week and are on the road.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Alas, the Rangers won each of their six series and went 13-5 on the road for the month.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 1 June 2023
  • So [she's] got her clothes ready to go out on the road with us.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
  • The Maple Leafs are 3-0 on the road in the playoffs while the Panthers are 1-2 at home.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • Fans may have to wait a bit longer to see Lauryn Hill and the Fugees on the road.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • What team scores 30 points in less than six minutes of the fourth on the road?
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2023
  • Yes, this team is spinning its wheels on the road to nowhere.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • When on the road, Suga gets warmed up a dose of fire water.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 May 2023
  • King/Drew will be on the road Thursday night to face La Habra.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Huffman fell to 0-3 and is on the road at Oxford next week.
    al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Thee Sacred Souls are back out on the road for the second leg of their tour.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Huggins’ find sheds new light on one of the star’s first pit stops on the road to celebrity.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
  • There is no cell service in most of the park, and the men spent three hours driving back and forth on the road.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Even with both teams ending the first round Wednesday, both of those games were on the road.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Goodall is now on one of her globe-circling jaunts that keep her on the road some 300 days a year.
    Ralph Blumenthal, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Re-styling her wigs from show to show also means taking care of the artist’s hair on the road.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The Colts have won two in a row on the road and are coming home with some confidence.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The Rams, who play three of their first four games on the road, once again are a prime-time attraction.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • Aid trucks can also be seen set ablaze and left burning on the road.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 14 May 2024
  • Advertisement That means, for the top teams, at least 12 hard games, half of them on the road.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024
  • People on the road are seen trying to get other cars to make way for it.
    Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The speed limit on the road where the crash occurred is 10 mph, according to the outlet.
    Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The Galaxy play four of their final five games against teams with winning records, three of them on the road.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
  • And as someone who’s on the road at least once every three to four weeks, that’s worth the higher price tag.
    Juliet Izon, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2024
  • The Sun open their season Friday at 7 p.m. on the road against the Indiana Fever.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • For nearly as long as cars have been on the road, Americans have practiced the art of the road trip.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s homes are places of refuge for the married couple, who are both often on the road for their respective careers.
    Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The feature will help keep fewer vehicles on the road, while saving riders an average of 25% compared to regular UberX rides.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024

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