How to Use special delivery in a Sentence

special delivery

noun
  • She sent him a letter by special delivery.
  • But the special delivery is not a blessing — it’s a curse.
    New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • They are sent out for special delivery to children around the world.
    Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Click Here to start your order and get your very own special delivery.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 29 Feb. 2020
  • Looks like Popeye's swayed the vote with their special delivery to his studio.
    Rachel George, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Sam is a porter, who is recruited to make special deliveries that help expand the UCA's network from the east to west.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2019
  • Made even more evident last fall, when Brown traveled to Rome to make a special delivery.
    CBS News, 7 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Preschool letters from Santa: Bring the holiday magic to your little one ages two- to six-years-old with a special delivery from the North Pole.
    courant.com, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Guests will be able to bring letters to put into Santa's personal mailbox — with special delivery to the North Pole of course.
    Slone Terranella, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Carlos Sura and his wife, Sara Granados, thanked the officer for helping them make a special delivery.
    Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2017
  • In 1885, special delivery mail service began in the United States.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • After making the special delivery to the devil's handmaiden, Ben’s fate doesn’t look good.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 29 Oct. 2018
  • The Frisco store also took to social media Thursday about the special delivery service.
    Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Passek fulfills the requests, packs the books up in special delivery boxes, then drops them off at Wing, which handles the drone deliveries.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 June 2020
  • Those looking for a special delivery can choose from three distinct packages.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Kicking things off, an announcer revealed there was a special delivery in store.
    Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Fans can once again get Kevin Sbraga’s signature hot chicken dish for lunch, but just for today during a special delivery pop-up.
    Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Pink had a special delivery for her opening concert at Boston's Fenway Park.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • With a mountain of daily antigen tests, special delivery for Big Ten football teams only.
    Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
  • In the meantime, at the house where Ayden has spent his entire life, the Christmas decorations are already up and the family is waiting for a special delivery.
    Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The officers also purchased two bike locks and then surprised Bryan at his home on Wednesday afternoon with the special delivery.
    Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 24 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Witherspoon also shared about the sparkling special delivery on social media, and folks joined in on her excitement.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Both Hadid and Malik shared the news of their special delivery on social media last month, posting black-and-white snapshots of their daughter's tiny hands intertwined with theirs.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Oct. 2020
  • What everyone’s talking about A special delivery: After seeing a FedEx worker walk 12 miles home for months, co-workers rallied to buy her a new car.
    Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2019
  • During the outing, the group was treated to a special delivery from Prince Harry: vegan cupcakes from Sprinkles.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The special delivery is something no one in the Carpenter family will ever forget.
    Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Recently the group launched a promotion in which the proceeds from a special delivery dinner covered days of unpaid leave for staff members such as dishwashers and cleaners.
    Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 25 May 2020
  • Luckily, one FedEx worker had a special delivery for one little girl that made her birthday in quarantine one to remember.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 7 May 2020

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