Examples of shipment in a Sentence
We sent out another shipment of books.
My order was delivered in two shipments.
This box is ready for shipment.
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Private companies such as UPS and FedEx also restrict gun shipments to customers with federal firearms licenses, such as importers, manufacturers, dealers and collectors.
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Jessica Hill The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
Failure to push through enough specific shipments can spark individual crises involving the price of oil, food, and water security, and a countdown to famine in many countries.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The latest shipment of 1 million barrels reportedly equals 35-50% of South Korea’s daily crude oil consumption.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Several Kurdish groups have denied receiving such shipments.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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Jessica Hill The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
Failure to push through enough specific shipments can spark individual crises involving the price of oil, food, and water security, and a countdown to famine in many countries.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The latest shipment of 1 million barrels reportedly equals 35-50% of South Korea’s daily crude oil consumption.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Several Kurdish groups have denied receiving such shipments.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt 
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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