postman

Example Sentences

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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

I was a bus driver, I was a postman, I worked in retail.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

One was about a boy called Max who worked as a postman on the moon and was sent on an adventure.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Britain's longest-serving Royal Mail postman has recalled hand-delivering turkeys, kippers and last-minute gifts for Christmas as his record 60 years comes to an end.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

And the postman and the trolley motorman and half a dozen policemen from the Haarlem Police Headquarters just around the corner.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom