Examples of shipping in a Sentence
The fruit was ready for shipping.
They protected our shipping from submarines during wartime.
Recent Examples on the Web
Its paramilitary partners — including Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis who have repeatedly struck a key Red Sea shipping route — link their battles to the war in Gaza.
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CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Olszewski also forecasts that shipping rates will increase for various items and consumers will suffer.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
And for Amazon Prime members, the perks are even greater, with free shipping included.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
Although the crisis did prompt the United States to surge military assets to deter Iran and its proxies from widening the war, the American effort quickly narrowed to countering Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and facilitating humanitarian relief in Gaza.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Consumers are also seeking better customer service and support, which ranks higher than faster shipping times.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Sanitation workers driving front-end loaders collect the trash in the pit and dump it into shipping containers, which each hold twenty-five tons of waste.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The bobbleheads are $40 each with a flat-rate shipping fee of $8 per order.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2024
Environmental groups have called for tighter regulations on commercial fishing and shipping to try to save the whales.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Olszewski also forecasts that shipping rates will increase for various items and consumers will suffer.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
And for Amazon Prime members, the perks are even greater, with free shipping included.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
Although the crisis did prompt the United States to surge military assets to deter Iran and its proxies from widening the war, the American effort quickly narrowed to countering Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and facilitating humanitarian relief in Gaza.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Consumers are also seeking better customer service and support, which ranks higher than faster shipping times.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Sanitation workers driving front-end loaders collect the trash in the pit and dump it into shipping containers, which each hold twenty-five tons of waste.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The bobbleheads are $40 each with a flat-rate shipping fee of $8 per order.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2024
Environmental groups have called for tighter regulations on commercial fishing and shipping to try to save the whales.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Shipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipping. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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