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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Business-to-consumer (B2C) shipments surged while business-to-business (B2B) shipping activity weakened due to the Covid lockdowns and disruptions.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Individual-item or partial shipments fall outside those operational assumptions.
—Omar Leigh, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The company also offers a unified drop-trailer pool that supports both LTL and full truckload shipments, which is designed to simplify yard operations for qualified customers using multiple ASCS freight services.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
There was no immediate confirmation of that figure, which roughly equals five days of oil shipments through the waterway before the war began.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2026
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Individual-item or partial shipments fall outside those operational assumptions.
—Omar Leigh, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The company also offers a unified drop-trailer pool that supports both LTL and full truckload shipments, which is designed to simplify yard operations for qualified customers using multiple ASCS freight services.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
There was no immediate confirmation of that figure, which roughly equals five days of oil shipments through the waterway before the war began.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2026
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt 
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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