mail carrier

Example Sentences

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Back in the day, we got to know every coming and going of the mail carrier, and came to recognize, from a distance, the heft of his canvas bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

She has a Ring camera, but she can’t figure out how to get it to talk, and she’d rather get to know the mail carrier — Luis, and before him, Susan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2024

“We’re like sitting ducks out there,” said Houston mail carrier Tijuana Abbott, who accused postal leadership of failing to do enough to address the problem.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Carla Gates, whose mail carrier husband died, noted cities worldwide now must learn to deal with extreme weather.

From Washington Times • Aug. 13, 2023

I’m not allowed to get in a car with somebody I don’t know, but Dad being the mail carrier for this part of the county, I know most everybody who goes by.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor