mailbox

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Once he had made the decision to rebuild, Cervantes installed a temporary mailbox on the vacant lot.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

He ignored questions both times and did not respond to a letter left in his mailbox.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Postal Service postmarking procedures mean that if you drop your return in a mailbox on or shortly before Tax Day, April 15, you can’t count on having it postmarked that day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

She pointed to the little red mailbox on the screen.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene