How to Use shipping in a Sentence

shipping

noun
  • The fruit was ready for shipping.
  • They protected our shipping from submarines during wartime.
  • The best time to buy to avoid sell-outs or shipping delays is now.
    Rachael Harris, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In those waters, boats glide through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
    Courtney Tenz, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Keep in Mind Made-to-order items have a long shipping time.
    Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
  • The trade-off for the cheaper prices comes in slower shipping speeds.
    Katie Tarasov,devan Burris, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
  • For the same quarter last year, the shipping giant’s EPS was $4.94.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 June 2024
  • Keep one for yourself, and give the second to a loved one as a last-minute, no-shipping gift.
    Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The larger the vessel, the more cost-efficient the shipping.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
  • The slim stretch of sea between Spain and Morocco, the gateway to the Mediterranean, is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
    Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
  • This is a great display piece for a desk or shelf, and the rose comes in a square gift box for easy wrapping and shipping.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023
  • But for most of the other large-scale works in the show, Burden couldn’t afford the high cost of crating and shipping.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Late last year, U.S. diplomats warned that the shipping attacks risked scuttling the process.
    Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The bobbleheads are $40 each with a flat-rate shipping fee of $8 per order.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The two people who died were in the shipping container, the statement said.
    Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • From India, the shrimp travels by the ton, frozen in shipping containers, to the U.S., more than 8,000 miles away.
    Martha Mendoza, Mahesh Kumar and Piyush Nagpal, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
  • City Dock, once a shipping hub, now acts as a host to schooners and other boats waiting to set sail on the Chesapeake Bay.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
  • Outside the shipping store, the agents confronted and arrested the man.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2023
  • Read on to see even more best-selling styles that are now available with speedy Prime shipping.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • All orders receive a free Sea Silk Lip Balm and free shipping.
    Glamour, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Becoming a Nike member has added perks like free shipping, a 60-day try and wear test, and more.
    Lauren Fischer, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • All that packaging and reliance on fast shipping is a gut punch to the climate.
    Jason Guriel, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Not to mention, all shipping is free on orders over $35.
    Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Ice cream lovers can submit their name, email, phone number, and shipping address to Graeters.com/Free-Festive-Flavors for a chance to win.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The restaurant’s charming name is a nod to the town’s shipping history and its future.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Consumers will be issued a $10 gift card and a free shipping code. Questions?
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • On that train, there were 12 migrants that were locked in a shipping container wired shut from the outside.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2023
  • With Prime two-day shipping, stress-free, always-on-time shopping awaits.
    Gaby Keiderling, harpersbazaar.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Amazon not only had it all, but the retailer had it at the best prices and offered fast shipping.
    Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The monument is composed of rocks transported from far and wide—impressive feats of shipping for its Neolithic builders.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024

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