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Examples of letter carrier in a Sentence
we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier
Recent Examples on the Web
Last month, a St. Paul man was federally charged with the armed robbery of letter carriers for mailbox keys in Edina and Brooklyn Center.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
The first witness who testified in Mosby’s defense was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service who was assigned the route including the home the couple lived in in Reservoir Hill.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
Luger’s office gave the following details: On Nov. 18, 2023, Rubin David Adams, 26, of St. Paul allegedly pointed a handgun at a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Edina and demanded a mailbox key, which the carrier did not have.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2024
Since July, there have been at least 13 assaults on USPS letter carriers on duty in and around Boston, the statement said.
—Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
Prosecutors say the next day, on Nov. 19, Adams pointed a gun at a letter carrier’s head in Brooklyn Center and demanded two mailbox keys.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2024
His mother was a telephone operator, his father a letter carrier.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
The robbery happened around 1:50 p.m. on Canton Street when a man approached the letter carrier from behind and robbed them before fleeing on foot, USPIS officials said in a statement.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
This one belonged to John Goudy, a rural letter carrier from Steuben County, Indiana.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1552, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of letter carrier was
circa 1552
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“Letter carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letter%20carrier. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
letter carrier
noun
: a person who delivers mail
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