How to Use "Ship" with Example Sentences

ship (n): a large boat

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Used with adjectives:

"We saw a large cargo ship."
(cargo, container, supply, commercial, passenger)

"They were on a large military ship."
(military, naval, navy)

"The crew worked hard on the small ship."
(small, large, wooden, metal, sailing)

Used with verbs:

"Everybody boarded the ship."
(boarded, went aboard, entered, got on)

"The crew sailed the large ship."
(sailed, steered, loaded, unloaded)

"The captain abandoned his own ship."
(abandoned, jumped)

"The rescue ship carried the passengers back to shore."
(carried)

"The ship capsized far from shore."
(capsized)

Used with prepositions:

"The items were sent by ship."
(by)

ship (v): to send something by ship; to mail out an order

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Used with nouns:

"We shipped our car to South America."
(car, goods, mail)

"The company shipped the merchandise overnight."
(merchandise, goods, products, order, items)

"The package was shipped quickly."
(package, product, order, item)

Used with adverbs:

"The package was shipped quickly to us."
(quickly, immediately, directly, overnight)

"The fragile item was shipped safely."
(safely, carefully)

Used with prepositions:

"The package was shipped by air."
(by)

"Please ship the order with the invoice."
(with)