postman

Example Sentences

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Ralph Belmonte, a resident of Grange Road for 47 years, said a postman discovered the body on the road after having mistaken it for a dummy strapped to the roof of a driving car.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

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 virus then acts like a microscopic postman – delivering the new piece of DNA inside brain cells, where it becomes active.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Former postman Jonathan Roberts told the jury he heard the explosion as he drove past Mr Davies' house.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

‘Yeah. And the postman wouldn’t deliver things there any more.’

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd