How to Use shipping in a Sentence

shipping

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  • 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
  • Keep in Mind Made-to-order items have a long shipping time.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
  • For the same quarter last year, the shipping giant’s EPS was $4.94.
    — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Most of the patients — 12, including the two who died — were found in a shipping container, the railway said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • And for Amazon Prime members, the perks are even greater, with free shipping included.
    — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The disaster also closed the port, which is vital to the city's shipping industry.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
  • When oil and gas prices (and shipping volumes) rise, the pipeline stocks AMLP owns boost their dividends.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Tarang says that this top-down, from the C-suite to the shipping department, inclusive approach works at e.l.f..
    — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • The pace of activity at the port ground to a crawl and major shipping lines pulled out together.
    — oregonlive, 12 Feb. 2023
  • And for Amazon Prime members, the perks are even greater, with free shipping included.
    — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 15 May 2024
  • By law, this title protected the mountain land, shipping, and water supply for NYC.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024

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