mailman

Example Sentences

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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

It’s all he ever wanted to do, since he was around 12 years old and accompanied his father, a mailman and part-time shrimper, as he spent weekends trawling the marshy waters off Louisiana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 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

Every day she would greet the mailman with a “Hi! How’s it going!” so loud that I could hear it across the street in my home office.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

The minute they saw me they rushed toward me, jumping up and down with jubilation: “The mailman gave us two letters for you,” they cried.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane