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Examples of special delivery in a Sentence
She sent him a letter by special delivery.
Recent Examples on the Web
The day after Cherry’s special delivery, Bowers died.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 20 May 2024
Editors’ Picks The realization coincided with a special delivery from Yamaha — an upright Disklavier, a cyborg piano that is wired to play itself from memory or from a laptop’s input that a pianist can simultaneously play.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Inside was tissue from half a dozen rattlesnake spinal cords packed in ice — a special delivery for his new research adviser Boris Chagnaud, a behavioral neuroscientist based on the other side of the Alps.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
Each day at 3 p.m., the inn gets a special delivery from coffee shop Common Ground of select pastries, which can be found in the downstairs guest lobby of the inn.
—Sallie Funderburk, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The pregnant Kardashians star, 44, got a visit from friend Miranda Kerr with a special delivery — the model's new Erewhon smoothie.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
Fat Joe had a special delivery for former president of the United States Bill Clinton recently.
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2023
On Wednesday, the 23-time Grand Slam champion, 42, shared video on Instagram of a special delivery from her longtime partner brand — including cute shoes and tiny, adorable outfits for daughter Adira River, 5 weeks.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
Pink had a special delivery for her opening concert at Boston's Fenway Park.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
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“Special delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20delivery. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
special delivery
noun
: delivery of mail by messenger for an extra fee
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