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Examples of mail carrier in a Sentence
we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
Recent Examples on the Web
An unknown man robbed a mail carrier on Valentine's Day in Philadelphia, NBC News reported
In many cases, the carriers were not harmed, but the postal carrier in Union City suffered minor injuries that were treated at a local hospital.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
In December, 19-year-old mail carrier Demarco Tapplar pleaded guilty to selling his arrow key.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
Today's top stories: → USPS workers demand prosecution of robberies, assaults of mail carriers
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—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2024
On the same day, Shawn Fuller, 37, pleaded guilty to stealing mail while working as a mail carrier in Meriden, Connecticut.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Last year, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the case of Gerald Groff, a former mail carrier, versus Louis DeJoy, the Postmaster General.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
Assaulting a mail carrier can be prosecuted as a federal crime and lead to a 10-year sentence for the first offense, while repeat offenders can face up to 25 years behind bars.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
That's because Gray pleaded guilty to robbing a mail carrier, a crime that has exploded across the country in the wake of the pandemic.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
Scott’s lawyers have also brought up new evidence that contradicts the prosecution’s timeline of the morning Laci disappeared — including that of the Petersons’ mail carrier, whose testimony suggests that Laci was alive for longer than previously thought.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined above
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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20carrier. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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