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

Matt Schodorf told me he was fresh out of whistles, and I thought of Clem, who agreed to meet me at Cafe de Leche with a special delivery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The BAS said "the Royal Household worked with Royal Mail to arrange this particularly special delivery".

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

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

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