hand-deliver
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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When a signed copy of my first book got lost in the Salvadoran postal system, I joked I’d hand-deliver it.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026
Its reporters, editors and coordinators personally hand-deliver 30,000 quarterly print editions to local libraries, restaurants and community centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
On Jan. 10, Ukrainian evangelicals had signed off on a letter that Unguryan and others would hand-deliver to Johnson.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2024
A delegation from Washington came to Paris last week to hand-deliver the letter, obtained by the AP.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
“Well, Bud, I don’t mean to sully your reputation, but you just ran away from that man all the way across the state, I think I’d better hand-deliver you.”
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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