make deliveries

idiom

: to take goods to customers
The supermarket makes deliveries for free within 30 miles of the store.

Examples of make deliveries in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Truck drivers, who were already scarce before the pandemic, could not make deliveries fast enough. Madeleine Ngo, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Walmart spokeswoman Kelsey Bohl said that during times of limited self-checkout access, some stores were designating select self-serve registers for Walmart+ members using the retailer’s Scan and Go app and for independent contractors who make deliveries and returns for the chain and other stores. Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024 Gaza is on the brink of famine, humanitarian groups say, as the volume of aid has plummeted in recent weeks and as convoys have struggled to make deliveries amid intense bombardment and disruption at border crossings. Leo sands, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 Israel has cited the likelihood that aid would be siphoned off by Hamas as a reason for limiting the number of trucks that have been allowed to make deliveries. Eric Sylvers, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023 In between takes, Larson, Parris, and Vellani would bond over card games like Uno, and at one point, Larson began making pizzas in her trailer, wandering around the set each day to make deliveries to crew members. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 18 July 2023 Israel has cited concern that aid would be siphoned off by Hamas as a reason for limiting the number of trucks that have been allowed to make deliveries. Brian McGill, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023 In the past, the non-profit has relied on volunteers to make deliveries when farm share participants aren’t able to pick up. Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023 Drivers who make deliveries out of the company’s Bedford Park, Cicero and Forest Park locations allege scammers have used bots to hoard orders. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023

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“Make deliveries.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20deliveries. Accessed 1 May. 2024.

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