delivery
noun
the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
deliveries
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pluralof delivery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Conversely, exports of vehicles and ships declined 30% and 10%, respectively, in August from a year earlier, weighed down by labor strikes in the automotive sector and delays in vessel deliveries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Data centers enable Zoom meetings, online food deliveries, video streaming, instant retail stock trading and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Some drone deliveries in Phoenix have been completed in under 15 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
While Gay was undone by the grubber, Lawrence came through multiple deliveries that spat and hit him on the body to further his case for long-term retention in the team.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
I had to run through the Saturday-morning deliveries pretty quickly, which wasn’t hard, as you might remember, since not everyone knows the basic principle of physical science.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
