How to Use rout in a Sentence

rout

noun
  • In Game 2, the Eagles torched the Thundering Herd for 18 hits in the rout.
    al, 23 Apr. 2023
  • With so many routs, Smith rarely plays three quarters in a game.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The rout kicked in for good in the third quarter, when the Monarchs built their biggest lead, 44-21.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • And then the rout began — and the Panthers now find themselves on the verge of NHL history.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Runs scored by the Colleyville Heritage softball team in the bottom of the fourth in a 17-0 rout of Denton Ryan.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Had Timme never picked up that fourth foul, the Huskies likely still would have pulled away, but the call altered the tone of the game and sped up the rout.
    Mark Anderson, ajc, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The Yellow Jackets made big play after big play in that rout.
    Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • But Miami went to Boston and closed out the series with a rout.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
  • Trea Turner hit a pair of home runs and Goldschmidt added another in the rout.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • So the Fed has a tough decision to make: The bond-market rout could cool the economy enough for the Fed to hold rates steady.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Amid the rout, few corners of the market escaped damage.
    Alice Gledhill, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Those gains are still some way off from Friday’s market rout.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Point Loma could have won in a rout but had one touchdown called back by a penalty and dropped a sure TD pass in the end zone.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The All-Pro linebacker and signal-caller overcame a slow start Sunday to play well in the 42-19 road rout of the Eagles.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Advertisement The Rams won in a rout, so the miscues did not prove costly.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Sweden won all three of its group games, including a 5-0 rout of Italy in its final group match.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Well before the race ended, the Democratic groundswell turned into a rout.
    Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • DeMarreon Baldwin had a double-double in the rout with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
    al, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Their rout of Charleston Southern on Saturday wasn’t enough to keep them ranked.
    Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The Dutch served notice early in the evening that wasn’t going to happen, scoring four times in the first 23 minutes of its 7-0 rout of Vietnam.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Anything short of a 20-point rout would be a disappointment.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The market rout has raised concerns for the country's economy.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The Bengals had an impressive 27-10 road rout of the Bills in the divisional playoff.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Danny O’Malley’s grand slam sparks rout of rival Sandburg. 9.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • From 68 teams down to two, there are always upsets, routs, and unforeseen storylines that come up, but who will win it all?
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Brady Cook struggled through the air, the ground game couldn’t get anything going and Kansas State ran roughshod offensively in a 40-12 rout that could have been worse.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Parker put the finishing touches on the rout midway through the final quarter and capped the scoring with a 41-yard touchdown run from Sparks.
    Evan Dudley, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • David Pastrnak matched a career-high by scoring his team-leading 48th goal in the Bruins’ 7-0 rout of the Sabres in Buffalo....
    San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Gunn scored eight runs in the third to turn this game into a rout as the Titans rolled to a mercy-rule victory at South San Francisco in nonleague play.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Experts have wondered about the potential impact of the banking rout lasting for longer.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023

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