shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt 
Examples of shipment in a Sentence
We sent out another shipment of books.
My order was delivered in two shipments.
This box is ready for shipment.
Recent Examples on the Web
Less than a week after pausing weapons shipments to Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said his administration would reverse course.
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semafor.com, 8 July 2025
Shortly after that, Israeli airstrikes on Iranian weapons shipments to Hezbollah across neighboring Syria — at the time, a key ally of Iran — weakened the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown last December by rebels.
—James Hider, NPR, 7 July 2025
Farm shipments from both must cross the Black Sea as must phosphate fertilizer exports from Russia that are vital, for example, for growing crops on the most common soil types in Brazil and elsewhere.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
Russia intensified its air assault against Ukraine Friday night, days after the United States froze an air defense shipment due to waning weapons stockpile.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
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semafor.com, 8 July 2025
Shortly after that, Israeli airstrikes on Iranian weapons shipments to Hezbollah across neighboring Syria — at the time, a key ally of Iran — weakened the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown last December by rebels.
—James Hider, NPR, 7 July 2025
Farm shipments from both must cross the Black Sea as must phosphate fertilizer exports from Russia that are vital, for example, for growing crops on the most common soil types in Brazil and elsewhere.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
Russia intensified its air assault against Ukraine Friday night, days after the United States froze an air defense shipment due to waning weapons stockpile.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for shipment
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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