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.
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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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