Examples of shipping in a Sentence
The fruit was ready for shipping.
They protected our shipping from submarines during wartime.
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Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Big cost spikes came during the pandemic, when shoppers raced to buy desks for home offices and patio sets, and shipping costs soared.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
However, the shipping company told the researchers at the last minute that the airline would not ship dry ice.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Early concerns of a collapse in shipping in American ports appear to have been overstated, or at least premature.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Big cost spikes came during the pandemic, when shoppers raced to buy desks for home offices and patio sets, and shipping costs soared.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
However, the shipping company told the researchers at the last minute that the airline would not ship dry ice.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Early concerns of a collapse in shipping in American ports appear to have been overstated, or at least premature.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shipping
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“Shipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipping. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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