snail mail

Example Sentences

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Part of what’s appealing about snail mail, she said, is remembering that “it’s really nice to devote your entire attention to something.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

There will be a paper trail, either email or snail mail.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

That crowd doesn’t go in for snail mail — although Gary the Snail might.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

Growing up in the '90s, I was always a little captivated by the magic of snail mail — the thrill of finding a fun letter nestled between the usual stack of bills, catalogs and junk.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

And an impatient manager was unlikely to be willing to wait a week for the new password to arrive courtesy of snail mail.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette