How to Use deliver in a Sentence

deliver

verb
  • She delivers the mail on my street.
  • He will deliver the speech at noon.
  • The judge delivered a warning to the protesters.
  • The package was delivered to the office this morning.
  • The actors delivered their lines with passion.
  • They are having the furniture delivered next week.
  • The novel delivers an inspiring look into the life and ideas of Gandhi.
  • The jury is expected to deliver a verdict later today.
  • The supermarket delivers groceries for free within 30 miles of the store.
  • The right-back then delivered a pair of wicked crosses, which should have been buried by team-mates in the six-yard box.
    — Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
  • His plan was to pack it with supplies and deliver it to the Poland-Ukraine border.
    — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 8 July 2022
  • Civilians living in the area delivered food to fire crews at the scene and at the station, said Manning.
    — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Their job was to deliver hope to soldiers caught in a global war.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
  • FedEx is convinced its business won’t deliver—at least not in the shape it’s in right now.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Devers paused in the batter’s box, raised his bat overhead, and delivered an ax-like blow to the dirt in front of the plate.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • At best, Chew's promise has been slow to deliver in full.
    — Dexter Thomas, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Noah Schnapp, who is 18, turned to the video sharing app TikTok last week to deliver some news.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2023
  • When Lueders delivered her card, the two got to talking.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Still, Howard has to deliver the ball accurately and on time if Ohio State wants to win.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Down the hall, a team waited for a van to deliver a body bag that was expected to contain the remains of a child.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Four days after the hearing, Nina and Harriet went to the gravesite to deliver the news.
    — Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
  • Keep in mind that this system relies on WiFi in order to deliver live footage of your pool.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
  • Both deliver that perfect salty-cheesy blend that always hits the spot.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Biden called him several weeks ago to deliver the news.
    — Darlene Superville, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The group hopes its most ambitious live show to date will deliver its hard-to-describe dance tunes to the masses.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 24 June 2022
  • The policy is for a member of the prize patrol to fly in from New York to arrive on a winner's doorstep to deliver the news.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Sentsov was part of an effort to deliver food and supplies to them, and to evacuate them.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Aug. 2022
  • This is a preview of The Good Life—Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • If SpaceX can't deliver on time, Artemis 3 will be postponed.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Miss Eggy returns to deliver some Def Comedy-style stand-up.
    — Andy Hoglund Updated, EW.com, 18 May 2025

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