postman

Example Sentences

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Royal Mail said residents can use another nearby postbox or hand stamped letters to their postman or woman.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The postman Joseph Roulin and his wife, Augustine, became Van Gogh’s principal friends during his stay in Arles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

The 61-year-old is ex-forces, and also held other positions before becoming a postman, but he is proud to have been described as "the Erin Brockovich of Stoke-on-Trent".

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

Andrew Wrench has been described as "a postman with a penchant for fast cars".

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

"I don't know where she is now. And I haven't got an envelope and a stamp. An' there isn't a mailbox. Or a postman."

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding