Examples of mail order in a Sentence
You can purchase the books by mail order.
The store sent out all its mail orders in time for the holiday.
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Such a short extension isn’t completely unheard of — the Supreme Court took similar steps a few years ago when reviewing another challenge to mifepristone, before eventually allowing mail orders to continue as legal proceedings moved along.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 May 2026
Doctors’ offices and pharmacists may also know practical ways to save money, such as using a different pharmacy, switching to mail order or adjusting how a prescription is written.
—Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
The company’s dominance emerged after rivals like Ticketron folded or were acquired and ticket sales shifted from box offices and mail order to centralized platforms.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Rosalba worked in the accounting department of a mail order catalog company and later helped her husband run a mechanic shop in Granada Hills.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 May 2026
Doctors’ offices and pharmacists may also know practical ways to save money, such as using a different pharmacy, switching to mail order or adjusting how a prescription is written.
—Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
The company’s dominance emerged after rivals like Ticketron folded or were acquired and ticket sales shifted from box offices and mail order to centralized platforms.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Rosalba worked in the accounting department of a mail order catalog company and later helped her husband run a mechanic shop in Granada Hills.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Mail order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20order. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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