1
: of or relating to the mails or the post office
2
: conducted by mail
postal chess
3
: insanely or murderously violent
—usually used in the phrase go postal
Examples of postal in a Sentence
Postal rates are going up.
The city worked to quickly restore postal service.
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Los Angeles Police Department detectives say the suspect approached the carriers armed with a firearm and demanded their postal keys and electronic scanners.
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Julie Sharp, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The justices also debated whether lawmakers intended to protect the Postal Service from paying damages for intentional wrongdoing, such as a vindictive postal worker tearing up someone’s Social Security check.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Although residential service suspension alerts have not specifically mentioned the current winter storm and no official press release has been issued, several postal workers reported in the USPS Community Facebook group that their post offices have closed due to the storm.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Wisman was the son of a postal carrier in Quincy, Illinois, a small city on the banks of the Mississippi River.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
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Julie Sharp, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The justices also debated whether lawmakers intended to protect the Postal Service from paying damages for intentional wrongdoing, such as a vindictive postal worker tearing up someone’s Social Security check.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Although residential service suspension alerts have not specifically mentioned the current winter storm and no official press release has been issued, several postal workers reported in the USPS Community Facebook group that their post offices have closed due to the storm.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Wisman was the son of a postal carrier in Quincy, Illinois, a small city on the banks of the Mississippi River.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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