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

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

It looks like four skyscrapers and a mailbox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 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

When he found a sermon leaflet in his family’s mailbox, he studied it and an idea grew.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti