deliver
verb (used with object)
to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients.
had delivered
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past perfectof deliver.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He wanted to see whether independence had delivered on the promise of freedom and self-determination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
He said the UN health agency had delivered surgical masks and gloves and body bags to Nepal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Only a year earlier, he had delivered one of the best individual campaigns of his career, scoring 34 goals and registering 23 assists in all competitions as Liverpool lifted the Premier League title.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The end of June once marked a virtual dead period for noteworthy corporate earnings, as key companies had delivered their quarterly results weeks or months before.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 21, 2026
When she returned to Umuahia and Mama Oji gave her a package somebody had delivered, she immediately wondered if it contained a message about Ugwu.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
