post office
noun
1
: a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail
2
: a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area
3
: a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress may exact a kiss from one of the opposite sex as payment for the pretended delivery of a letter
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There is a gas station and a post office.
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The feedback included requests for a post office (to replace one that was there), a place to host outdoor movie nights and even an endpoint for a high school marching band parade.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
While post offices, banks and federal buildings stay open on Texas Independence Day, state government offices, libraries and agencies usually close in observance.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
The structure, which was built as a post office in 1937, now bursts with vibrant wallpapers, velvet furniture, and distinctive decor.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The feedback included requests for a post office (to replace one that was there), a place to host outdoor movie nights and even an endpoint for a high school marching band parade.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
While post offices, banks and federal buildings stay open on Texas Independence Day, state government offices, libraries and agencies usually close in observance.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
The structure, which was built as a post office in 1937, now bursts with vibrant wallpapers, velvet furniture, and distinctive decor.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for post office
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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