How to Use delivery in a Sentence

delivery

noun
  • Someone has to be home to accept delivery of the package.
  • The baby weighed almost seven pounds at the time of delivery.
  • The doctor expects it to be a routine delivery.
  • The delivery is scheduled for this morning.
  • I need to work on my delivery before I give the speech.
  • The joke was funny, but his delivery was terrible.
  • The doctor has had three deliveries today.
  • Allow six weeks for delivery.
  • The company offers free delivery with orders over $100.
  • The tone and the delivery of the content made so much sense.
    Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2023
  • More than a fourth of the deaths happened the day of delivery.
    Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The process of arms delivery to Israel is opaque, and the pipeline for weapons to the country is long.
    Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Trump has railed against the project’s cost and delivery delays.
    Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The pace of delivery and breaks for applause can lengthen a speech.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Like the Leslie Nielsens and the dry delivery or whatever.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Order books are now open, with the first U.S. cars already in build and due for delivery in March.
    Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The range will have deliveries for fall and the holiday.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The process, from estimate to delivery of just-like-new shoes, takes about two weeks.
    Macie Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Someone at least 21 years old will be required to sign for the delivery.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Our pizza casserole tops a greasy delivery pie any day of the week.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
  • Hundreds of people had rushed about 30 trucks bringing a predawn delivery of aid to the north.
    Tara Copp, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The 43rd Brigade received delivery of the heavy Panzers from Germany and the Netherlands over the winter.
    Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • Peach Cobbler customers will be able to walk-in, call-in, or use the store’s app for delivery through a party.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
  • By the end of last year, the USPS delivery replacement plan was revised again.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 May 2023
  • He was found near the French city of Toulouse by a delivery driver Wednesday morning.
    Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Flytrex is based in the US and focuses on last mile drones for food delivery.
    Steve Banker, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • To the side, Latino and Asian delivery workers sat on their scooters, swiping their phones for the next gig.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • In that area, bicyclists zooming by were close enough to touch, and delivery trucks were whizzing past a few feet away.
    Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
  • For a last-minute gift or fashion emergency, US next-day delivery is available for $24.99.
    Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Austin had the cheapest average Grubhub delivery fees among Texas cities.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025

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