courier

Example Sentences

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Twenty-two suspects have been arrested in total in both Poland and Lithuania from where the parcels were sent via DHL and DPD courier services.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Her Alawi identity rendered her especially useful as a revolutionary courier; police never imagined her capable of betraying the regime.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The most affordable option would be to hire a courier.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

A checkout button goes directly to a user account on Instacart’s webpage, where one can pay and leave delivery instructions for the courier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The courier, whom Longstreet did not recognize, saluted, then for some unaccountable reason took off his hat, stood bareheaded in the sun, yellow hair plastered wetly all over his scalp.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara