mailbox

Example Sentences

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When Compton Unified School Board President Micah Ali checked his mailbox last week, he was in for a shock.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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

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

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

I write about how the mailbox is back now, but it’s nowhere near as special as I remembered.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison