Example Sentences

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Delivered the day after what would have been Sophie North's sixth birthday, her words reduced many in the audience to tears and prompted party members to back a full ban.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Delivered in a style that evokes its historical moment while also cutting across time to the present, it lands with the enthralling, incantatory force of urgent prayer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Delivered with some combination of humor, sarcasm and outrage, this view of the world is clearly compelling to many people.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2023

Shortly before, the team posted on social media: “LA Rams transactions: Delivered Jordan John McVay.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Delivered to safety after the hazardous passage to a new beginning.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead