How to Use deliver in a Sentence

deliver

verb
  • She delivers the mail on my street.
  • He will deliver the speech at noon.
  • The judge delivered a warning to the protesters.
  • The package was delivered to the office this morning.
  • The actors delivered their lines with passion.
  • They are having the furniture delivered next week.
  • The novel delivers an inspiring look into the life and ideas of Gandhi.
  • The jury is expected to deliver a verdict later today.
  • The supermarket delivers groceries for free within 30 miles of the store.
  • Some deliver quick wins but cap out fast.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Our team will deliver a film that shocks, thrills and stands out.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • No one else could have delivered this.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • And trust, once promised, must be delivered.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This delivered all three with ease.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But this god can no more deliver us from evil than Chekhov can.
    — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Beaver Creek delivers for both kids and grown-ups.
    — Grace Bastidas, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Agatha delivered on both counts.
    — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • Dawkins has delivered all three.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Sometimes, that help can be delivered in small form.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • But delivering that blood to medics by drones?
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Muniz even sprinted over to him to deliver a pat on the back.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Dixon delivered one of the last remarks.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Their job was to deliver hope to soldiers caught in a global war.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
  • It will be delivered to the first owner in March.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There is one key area where the government has failed to deliver.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • How much pressure is on the club and coaching staff to deliver?
    — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • To sign up for breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox, click here.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
  • Zuckerman said there's a way to deliver bad news, and this was not it.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Israel does not yet possess those bunker-busters, or have a means to deliver them.
    — New York Times, 16 June 2022
  • They must be poised and prepared to make plays like Davis delivered in the end.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025

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