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

A brochure from NYU appeared in the mailbox advertising a class in writing for children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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

The words just flowed—paragraph after paragraph about building the mailbox together from the DIY kit Mom gave us and how assembling it was supposed to be “foolproof” but Jonah and I kept messing it up.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison