mailman

Example Sentences

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I was at the party, too — and not just to report this story, but because for the last 18 years, Ayala was my mailman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

All my countless calls to Social Security, with one question they could never answer, were resolved by the mailman today.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Postal Service and on Wednesday a truck appeared with a mailman who set about making room for more than 400 games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He added that a mailman told him that no deliveries were made on the days the pantry was open “because of the line of people waiting for food.”

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024

I met Pink early Monday morning in front of Clark’s Drug Store to wait for Mr. Lias Foster, the rural mailman, who would be coming from Commerce in his buggy.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns