shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt 
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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The Council on Foreign Relations estimates that China has extended around $60 billion in loans to Venezuela over the past two decades, much of it repaid through oil shipments — a figure still cited by both Chinese and Venezuelan officials in 2025.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Growth in hardware shipments has been comparably muted.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
One of the biggest problems was when the Delta variant wave hit India during the spring of 2021, and one of COVAX's major suppliers - Serum Institute of India - stopped shipments abroad, because of a de facto export ban to keep vaccines manufactured in India in the country.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Those voice agents, Petersen said, don’t talk directly to Flexport’s customers, but help humans gather information about specific shipments from other providers to relay back to clients.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Growth in hardware shipments has been comparably muted.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
One of the biggest problems was when the Delta variant wave hit India during the spring of 2021, and one of COVAX's major suppliers - Serum Institute of India - stopped shipments abroad, because of a de facto export ban to keep vaccines manufactured in India in the country.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Those voice agents, Petersen said, don’t talk directly to Flexport’s customers, but help humans gather information about specific shipments from other providers to relay back to clients.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
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 18 Nov. 2025.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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