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.
  • 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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