How to Use shipping in a Sentence

shipping

noun

• The fruit was ready for shipping.
• They protected our shipping from submarines during wartime.
• Keep in Mind Made-to-order items have a long shipping time.
  — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
• This is a great display piece for a desk or shelf, and the rose comes in a square gift box for easy wrapping and shipping.
  — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023
• But for most of the other large-scale works in the show, Burden couldn’t afford the high cost of crating and shipping.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
• Late last year, U.S. diplomats warned that the shipping attacks risked scuttling the process.
  — Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
• The bobbleheads are $40 each with a flat-rate shipping fee of $8 per order.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2024
• City Dock, once a shipping hub, now acts as a host to schooners and other boats waiting to set sail on the Chesapeake Bay.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
• Outside the shipping store, the agents confronted and arrested the man.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2023
• Becoming a Nike member has added perks like free shipping, a 60-day try and wear test, and more.
  — Lauren Fischer, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• With Prime two-day shipping, stress-free, always-on-time shopping awaits.
  — Gaby Keiderling, harpersbazaar.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• Amazon not only had it all, but the retailer had it at the best prices and offered fast shipping.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2023
• And for Amazon Prime members, the perks are even greater, with free shipping included.
  — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
• The disaster also closed the port, which is vital to the city's shipping industry.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
• Free shipping and returns are offered, as well as a 100-day trial.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
• Along with fast and free shipping, Prime members will have access to every single deal.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• At the time, the decision was risky; cargo ships were still fairly new to the maritime shipping industry.
  — Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
• Even with the lower price point, Linenspa still offers a 3-year warranty, free shipping, and free returns.
  — Jack Byram, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• In a farm made up of 20 shipping containers, 2.4 million containers of greens grow each year Fork.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2023
• Even though the cup was just restocked, note that there's already a long waitlist so shipping may be delayed up to 30 days for select colors.
  — Emily Rochotte, Good Housekeeping, 5 Apr. 2023
• The markdowns are a major perk of Amazon’s Prime membership—in addition to free one- to two-day shipping.
  — Malia Griggs, SELF, 10 Oct. 2023
• Prosecutors say 15 of the 16 parcels to Hilton were linked to lottery scams by victim interviews and shipping records.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
• In the 19th century, major shipping companies would compete to be the first to bring the season’s tea from China to London.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
• Such diversions cost weeks of shipping time as vessels must travel around Africa.
  — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2024
• However, the shop is based in Poland, so shipping is expensive and may take about two months to arrive after an order is placed.
  — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 10 Sep. 2023
• By the 1880s, as explorers and shipping routes carved up the world, a fabulous array of exotic bird skins flooded the plumage market.
  — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 25 May 2023
• Nevertheless, the costs of energy and shipping spiked, and, by that June, prices in America had soared more than nine per cent in one year—the steepest rise in four decades.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
• Prime members are granted access to member-only deals, as well as free two-day shipping.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
• Smith’s wife of 19 years, Molly, runs his social media, shipping and pretty much any behind-the-scenes job required.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2023
• In recent years, China has claimed 90 percent of the South China Sea, one of the most trafficked waters in the world, with one-third of global shipping transiting the region.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024