DELIVERY in a Sentence

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For DELIVERY, below is one of 38 sentences:
In modern times, the delivery of children has passed from the midwife to the more scientifically trained obstetrician.

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 Meanings and Examples of DELIVERY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
delivery
 n.  the action of delivering letters, packages, or goods
 n.  the process of giving birth
Classic Sentence: (26 in 2 pages)
1  But this measured delivery made his words more impressive, and mourners who had been dry-eyed before began now to reach for handkerchiefs.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
2  As for Hugh, he could drive a delivery wagon if he still wanted to work for her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
3  The auto, the telephone, rural free delivery; they're bringing the farmers in closer touch with the town.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
4  As spectators there assembled one youthful grocery clerk, stopping his Ford delivery wagon to stare from the seat, and one solemn small boy, tugging a smaller sister who had a careless nose.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
5  Every whale-ship takes out a goodly number of letters for various ships, whose delivery to the persons to whom they may be addressed, depends upon the mere chance of encountering them in the four oceans.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 71. The Jeroboam's Story.
6  Yes, it was a running delivery, so it was.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 78. Cistern and Buckets.
7  The delivery boys hung about the kitchen when they brought the groceries.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: X
8  Anna's to drive us down in the Marshalls' delivery wagon, and we'll take a nice lunch and have a picnic.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XIV
9  When I came upon the Marshalls' delivery horse, tied in the shade, the girls had already taken their baskets and gone down the east road which wound through the sand and scrub.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XIV
10  I know not that their delivery is at hand," returned the doubting David; "the leader of these savages is possessed of an evil spirit that no power short of Omnipotence can tame.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 22
11  During the five minutes or so that Mr. Chillip devoted to the delivery of this oration, my aunt eyed him narrowly.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1. I AM BORN
12  After the delivery of this communication, which he shot out of himself as if he were loaded with it, Mr. Dick sat down with greater gravity than usual, and looked at me.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS
13  Levin was only waiting for the delivery of his wheat to receive the money for it and go abroad.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 30
14  But the rains began, preventing the harvesting of the corn and potatoes left in the fields, and putting a stop to all work, even to the delivery of the wheat.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 30
15  ON the ninth of January, now four days ago, I received by the evening delivery a registered envelope, addressed in the hand of my colleague and old school-companion, Henry Jekyll.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
Example Sentence:
1  I'll charge myself with the safe delivery of the secret information.
2  The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.
3  They chased up the dress designer to get a delivery date.
4  Most Indian restaurants offer free delivery.
5  Use recorded delivery for large cheques or money orders.
6  Ensure all photographic material is properly packed and sent by recorded delivery.
7  Mrs Howell had an easy delivery.
8  Because we are on a tight schedule, we hope you will be able to expedite the delivery of our order.
9  Although the subject-matter (of her talk) was rather dull her witty delivery kept the audience interested.
10  In modern times, the delivery of children has passed from the midwife to the more scientifically trained obstetrician.
11  Truckers say a ban would slow deliveries and make what they call a tedious job worse.
12  April is the best guess for first deliveries.