How to Use shipping in a Sentence

shipping

noun
  • The fruit was ready for shipping.
  • They protected our shipping from submarines during wartime.
  • In shipping terms, that's soon.
    — Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The strait is the world’s most vital shipping route for oil.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Prices for both sizes of gold bar include shipping.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The best time to buy to avoid sell-outs or shipping delays is now.
    — Rachael Harris, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There are no shipping lanes for sunshine.
    — John Kerry, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Oil prices and shipping costs are rising.
    — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In those waters, boats glide through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
    — Courtney Tenz, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • There’s free shipping on all orders.
    — Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And how will these huge wind farms interact with shipping lanes?
    — Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 7 June 2022
  • And many of the available options come with free shipping.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The Wayfair sale runs through the end of the week, and all shipping is free.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The shipping is a little out of control.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 23 Jan. 2026
  • And almost all traffic goes through two main shipping lanes that are even more squeezed.
    — Annette Choi, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Many of the options also have free shipping.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Each one is $20 plus a flat rate of $8 per order for shipping.
    — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
  • This has alarmed countries around the globe, which need shipping lanes to remain free and open for trade.
    — Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The lights of fishing boats and enormous shipping vessels bobbed up and down.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2022
  • The aid plan would be the first breakthrough at the shipping chokepoint after a month of war.
    — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • No one is going to be offering next-day shipping.
    — Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This marine shipping firm is based in Monaco.
    — John Navin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Chewy offers fast and free shipping on all orders over $49.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The new shipping process does not apply to private customers.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Today, Amazon does most of its own shipping.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Save on the brown, natural, and light oak shades—and get free shipping to sweeten the deal.
    — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Chewy offers fast and free shipping on orders over $49.
    — Christine Persaud, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Chewy offers fast and free shipping on orders over $49.
    — Christine Persaud, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Chewy offers fast and free shipping on orders over $49.
    — Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Fusco's body was found buried under leaves and shipping pallets.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025

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