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.
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She was also impressed by the delivery and set up processes, both of which went off without a hitch.
— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024 -
Plus, shoppers can enjoy white-glove delivery service as well as assembly.
— Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023 -
Try these strategies to keep your deliveries safe from porch pirates this holiday season.
— Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2024 -
The e-commerce giant is raising the spending benchmark that Prime members need to get free grocery delivery — by a lot.
— Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2023 -
But human pregnancy, and particularly labor and delivery, cost a lot of energy and are often dangerous.
— Tesla Monson, The Conversation, 25 Jan. 2023 -
These include extensive emergency simulation programs to train labor and delivery staff, as well as bigger roles for doulas and midwives than exist in many private hospitals.
— Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023 -
The tone and the delivery of the content made so much sense.
— Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2023 -
More than a fourth of the deaths happened the day of delivery.
— Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 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 pace of delivery and breaks for applause can lengthen a speech.
— George Petras, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023 -
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 -
Our pizza casserole tops a greasy delivery pie any day of the week.
— Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 15 May 2024 -
Hundreds of people had rushed about 30 trucks bringing a predawn delivery of aid to the north.
— Tara Copp, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024 -
The 43rd Brigade received delivery of the heavy Panzers from Germany and the Netherlands over the winter.
— Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 1 May 2023 -
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 -
By the end of last year, the USPS delivery replacement plan was revised again.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 May 2023 -
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
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