How to Use shipment in a Sentence

shipment

noun
  • This box is ready for shipment.
  • We sent out another shipment of books.
  • My order was delivered in two shipments.
  • The law is designed and intended to prevent the shipment of the drugs in the first place.
    Abc News, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Each shipment comes with four bottles that will be specifically matched to your palettes based on an online quiz.
    Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The shipment of in-kind donations into a disaster can create problems.
    Patricia McIlreavy, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Days after receiving her online shipment, the woman who ordered them was dead from acute fentanyl poisoning.
    Josh Campbell, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Each shipment contains three cheeses plus a tasting card with ingredient and production notes, along with a few wine pairing suggestions.
    Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Paul resigned in protest over arms shipments to Israel last October, less than two weeks after the Hamas attack.
    Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Customs uses the same technology to determine which shipments should be denied entry.
    Steve Banker, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Nine shipments of medication labeled as Wegovy were also seized, as well as one shipment labeled as Mounjaro.
    Melissa Lee,scott Zamost,charlie Roth, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
  • As expected, delays and disruptions are possible for inbound and outbound shipments in markets along the west coast of Florida.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
  • At one point, the store received a shipment of about 250 desks.
    Chantel Tattoli, New York Times, 25 June 2023
  • The person said that the pagers were part of a shipment of about 5,000 units brought in by Hezbollah.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
  • When the shipment of six fun pieces arrives, it’s bound to be the highlight of your month.
    Yolanda Wikiel, Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2023
  • All of the shipments except the final one were sent to Enola, Pa.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Ahead of your first shipment, Shots Box sends you five minis of whiskey picked just for you.
    Kate Dingwall, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The consignee of the cans in Germany was told of the plan to destroy the shipment on April 17 and did not contest the decision, the trade group said.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • He was supposed to receive a shipment of frozen salmon from the Alaska lodge.
    Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023
  • That step halted the shipment of any goods that were made at the factory while the teens were employed.
    Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 July 2023
  • The shipment, expected to be enough to last the state three years, arrived in March and cost about $1.28 million.
    Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
  • In protest, Egypt has halted shipments of aid through its border with Gaza.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 24 May 2024
  • One Florida doctor said the new shipments are not enough to fully meet the need.
    Joel Mathis, The Week, 29 June 2023
  • The shipment contains enough food for almost half a million meals.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • In addition, wheat shipments made their way out of Ukraine.
    Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2023
  • That person might decide to show up at this point and take the shipment or exact revenge.
    John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • By the time the tumor tissue reached Dr. Epstein days later, the shipment seemed useless.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The previous vessel to use the corridor left Aug. 16 with a shipment of grain.
    Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The attacks have blocked shipping in the Red Sea, which is a key route for global trade and energy shipments.
    Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
  • But when the shipments arrived in Carlsbad, hundreds of people cheered along the highway.
    Daniel Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023

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