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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AGVs are designed to help workers safely and more easily move small packages and hard-to-move irregular-sized shipments through a facility.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
The fee is seen as a stopgap as the EU works to set up a more permanent framework to handle billions of incoming shipments across the bloc.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
The mayor said the Connecticut National Guard will help distribute bottled water to residents once shipments arrive.
—Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
In question has been whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's orders to the military was to kill the people on board, stop the drug shipment -- or both.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
The fee is seen as a stopgap as the EU works to set up a more permanent framework to handle billions of incoming shipments across the bloc.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
The mayor said the Connecticut National Guard will help distribute bottled water to residents once shipments arrive.
—Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
In question has been whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's orders to the military was to kill the people on board, stop the drug shipment -- or both.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 12 Dec. 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 19 Dec. 2025.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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