shipping

Example Sentences

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The prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz to most commercial shipping has driven up gasoline and other commodity prices, with pump prices up nearly 50% since the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

He had worked at Ambiance for nearly five years, first stacking boxes of clothes and then later moving into shipping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The local shipping agents, who provide essential services to a vessel, had stopped providing supplies as they had not been paid.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

They can band together to form corporations - which operate like private militaries or shipping companies.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Riker and Weed were shipping those orphans out of New York tonight.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older