mailman

Example Sentences

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All my countless calls to Social Security, with one question they could never answer, were resolved by the mailman today.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Sounds cutesy, but it’s the movie I recommended most — to everyone from my mailman to my mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Postal Service and on Wednesday a truck appeared with a mailman who set about making room for more than 400 games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He added that a mailman told him that no deliveries were made on the days the pantry was open “because of the line of people waiting for food.”

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024

For all I knew, every time the mailman came to the door he was Luke.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan