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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Fertilizer is also essential to farmers, and about 30% of the world’s fertilizer shipments typically pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
China's official Xinhua News Agency said a shipment of 24 metric tons of apples from South Africa that cleared customs in Shenzhen in the early hours of Friday was the first batch of goods to enter under the new zero-tariff policy.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
China’s official Xinhua News Agency said a shipment of 24 metric tons of apples from South Africa that cleared customs in Shenzhen in the early hours of Friday was the first batch of goods to enter under the new zero-tariff policy.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The police were patient, monitoring major criminals planning huge drug shipments and murders in real time.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
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Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
China's official Xinhua News Agency said a shipment of 24 metric tons of apples from South Africa that cleared customs in Shenzhen in the early hours of Friday was the first batch of goods to enter under the new zero-tariff policy.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
China’s official Xinhua News Agency said a shipment of 24 metric tons of apples from South Africa that cleared customs in Shenzhen in the early hours of Friday was the first batch of goods to enter under the new zero-tariff policy.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The police were patient, monitoring major criminals planning huge drug shipments and murders in real time.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 3 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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