mailbox

Example Sentences

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A letter still in the mail carrier’s hand has not arrived in the mailbox.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

We left a letter in her mailbox with our contact details, but she did not respond.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

If you were a tween girl in the 1990s or early 2000s, the arrival of a new one in the mailbox felt like an event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“Great story, Deb!” he’d yell from his truck after putting some real estate fliers in my mailbox.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Previously it took a lot of work to write a letter, address and stamp an envelope, and take it to the mailbox.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari