mailbox

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

If you were a tween girl in the 1990s or early 2000s, the arrival of a new one in the mailbox felt like an event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

But the cigars remain as do the memories, which are rekindled by the letters and autograph requests that still arrive regularly in the mailbox.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 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

Dimly, Jonah wondered how the builder had done that, how the flimsy metal mailbox wasn’t crushed by the heavy bricks and mortar.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix