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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Authorities did not say how many hives were being transported, but large-scale bee shipments are commonly used by commercial beekeepers to support agriculture and pollination efforts across the country.
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Multiple countries welcomed news that the critical waterway could be open for shipments.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
More than 30 additional representatives from Europe, Asia and Latin America are expected to join virtually, reflecting the broad international stakes tied to the waterway, which handles about 20% of the world's oil shipments.
—Sara Cook, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, previously handled about 20 percent of the world’s oil shipments.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Multiple countries welcomed news that the critical waterway could be open for shipments.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
More than 30 additional representatives from Europe, Asia and Latin America are expected to join virtually, reflecting the broad international stakes tied to the waterway, which handles about 20% of the world's oil shipments.
—Sara Cook, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, previously handled about 20 percent of the world’s oil shipments.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shipment
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt 
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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