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Examples of special delivery in a Sentence
She sent him a letter by special delivery.
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Recipients were randomly selected for the special deliveries from Focus: HOPE's Food for Seniors program.
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
In the 30-second spot, the stars stepped back into their iconic roles as Lorelai and Luke as Sean Gunn — who reprised his role as fan-favorite Kirk — drops off a special delivery at Luke’s Diner.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The upcoming special deliveries are geared toward the holidays, offering cake mix, frosting, cornbread and a frozen turkey, alongside fresh produce and shelf stable items.
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
In the 30-second ad, Graham, 57, and Patterson, 66, reprise their iconic roles as Lorelai and Luke as Sean Gunn (who reprises his role as fan-favorite Kirk) drops off a special delivery at Luke’s Diner.
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Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
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“Special delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20delivery. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
special delivery
noun
: delivery of mail by messenger for an extra fee
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