mailbox

Example Sentences

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A fair share of nasty feedback lands in my mailbox, so I wondered if the auto-response tool could come in handy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

So mail that is never even transported from the post office to the mailbox is still “miscarried.”

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Once he had made the decision to rebuild, Cervantes installed a temporary mailbox on the vacant lot.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Fleeing back to the city, he finds a piece of paper with the song’s title, “I Wish You’d Wanted Me,” taped to his mailbox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“I’m fine,” I said, but I was wishing I hadn’t dropped that postcard in the mailbox.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen