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
Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery — the biggest sample yet from an asteroid.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023
In Erlick’s debut novel, every adult on the planet receives a special delivery and has to decide what to do with it.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2022
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
"Airmail and special delivery ..." It's unclear whether the seeds spilled before they got to Stanley or after he dropped the bag.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
