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

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

Yellow ribbons festooned some nearby trees, and an offering of flowers, many fresh from the stream of new visitors, was heaped near Guthrie’s mailbox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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

Leaving a sizable number of bills in the mailbox seems ill-advised, but I don’t want to have to make a third trip to this house.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse