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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hundreds of people had rushed about 30 trucks bringing a predawn delivery of aid to the north.
    Tara Copp, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • He was found near the French city of Toulouse by a delivery driver Wednesday morning.
    Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • With that said though, the ease of delivery is where online florists really shine.
    Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The accuracy is uncanny, from the delivery to the beauty details — the makeup, the hair, and even the nails.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Not all of Amazon's delivery workers are two-legged − mules are bringing packages to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara Julius Lasin usa Today, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The new fall products come on the heels of Target adding Starbucks to its curbside delivery feature at 1,700 stores.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Dosage and Delivery Method: Consider the dosage and delivery method that best suits your needs.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2023
  • In the violence Thursday, people rushed about 30 trucks bringing a predawn delivery to the north.
    Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Instructor Tru Poet will lead campers through the ins and outs of performance and delivery.
    The Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2023
  • With Halloween just a day away, you might be tempted to run to the shop for a last-minute costume, or order one via next-day delivery on Amazon.
    Emily Chan, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Customers will get deliveries in about an hour or less and have an extra 30 days to make returns.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Customer deliveries will start in the final quarter of this year.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 11 July 2023
  • Now, there will be scheduled delivery times for residents who need the service.
    Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Road repairs are needed on the Egyptian side of the crossing and there are concerns about making sure the deliveries can be sustained, and are not a one-off.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Axios ballparks this as about $2.50 per delivery, though Amazon doesn’t state the exact rate.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 26 June 2023

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