mailbox

Example Sentences

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When a project notice lands in someone’s mailbox, or more likely on a webpage they will never visit, announcing a “scoping meeting on the alternatives analysis,” it fails everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

We left a letter in her mailbox with our contact details, but she did not respond.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Make sure to see the envelope handstamped with the postmark instead of tossing the letter in the mailbox, O’Saben added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

I watched as he scrutinized a photo of law enforcement unloading the letters from Guthrie’s mailbox, paying special attention to the fact that she wasn’t wearing gloves.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

And on the way back to Vern Devine’s house, I spotted a mailbox, so I dropped my postcard to Fred inside.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen