Examples of undelivered in a Sentence
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Earlier this week, trucks filled with undelivered aid lined the road in Arish, the nearest Egyptian city.
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Claire Parker, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
Customers will still be able to pick up undelivered packages.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
The Farewell Address became, for a century or more, the most popular undelivered speech in history.
—Alexis Coe, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2023
Every year, the IRS has millions of dollars in tax refunds that go undelivered or unclaimed.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 28 May 2023
Others in the wine trade scoffed at Sherry-Lehmann’s claims that undelivered wine had been held up by tariff issues.
—James B. Stewart, New York Times, 25 May 2023
Belafonte had planned to sell the items, including notes for King’s last, undelivered speech, recovered from his suit pocket after his assassination.
—Ernie Suggs The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 26 Jan. 2023
The 855 women were assigned to handle three years’ worth of undelivered letters and packages to and from U.S. soldiers.
—Rodney Ho, ajc, 13 Jan. 2023
There’s also a way to acquire undelivered USPS items.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 3 Oct. 2022
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Claire Parker, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
Customers will still be able to pick up undelivered packages.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
The Farewell Address became, for a century or more, the most popular undelivered speech in history.
—Alexis Coe, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2023
Every year, the IRS has millions of dollars in tax refunds that go undelivered or unclaimed.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 28 May 2023
Others in the wine trade scoffed at Sherry-Lehmann’s claims that undelivered wine had been held up by tariff issues.
—James B. Stewart, New York Times, 25 May 2023
Belafonte had planned to sell the items, including notes for King’s last, undelivered speech, recovered from his suit pocket after his assassination.
—Ernie Suggs The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 26 Jan. 2023
The 855 women were assigned to handle three years’ worth of undelivered letters and packages to and from U.S. soldiers.
—Rodney Ho, ajc, 13 Jan. 2023
There’s also a way to acquire undelivered USPS items.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 3 Oct. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of undelivered was
in the 15th century
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“Undelivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undelivered. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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