deliver
verb (used with object)
to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients.
well-delivered
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a word derived from
deliver.
Example Sentences
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If a candidate was a long shot, a well-delivered blow can hasten their downward spiral—though it probably won’t help the candidate who landed the rhetorical punch.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2023
It was Gregory’s conviction that within a well-delivered joke lies power.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2017
Throughout, the anti-Clinton message of the relatively sparsely attended protest was well-delivered, and whoopee cushions added to the feel of a fart-in.
From US News ● Jul. 27, 2016
Doesn't mean this is a good speech or well-delivered.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2016
I flicked the television on and off a couple times, then went over and gave it a smack, hoping to jump-start the entire central Michigan cable network with a well-delivered blow, but it wasn’t happening.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
