special delivery
Example Sentences
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A few weeks ago, I got a text from my grandma: “A special delivery is on its way to you.”
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
In the next few days, Mr. Wiggins will receive a special delivery from New York City: the last of the goldfish from underneath the tuberculosis hospital.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023
No letters will be delivered during strike days, said Royal Mail, but as many special delivery and Tracked24 parcels as possible would be delivered.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022
Reclaiming ancestral practices is what drew Angela Quintana Aucapan to have her baby — Namunküra, or “firm step” in Mapudungun — in the special delivery room recently, while relatives played traditional instruments.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2022
Every now and again, I checked the window to see if the special delivery mail truck had rolled up to our house.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
