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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Rosalba worked in the accounting department of a mail order catalog company and later helped her husband run a mechanic shop in Granada Hills.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
In 2018, the multigenerational Luskey family, which had operated multiple western wear stores and marketed a mail order catalogue, was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, headquartered in Fort Worth.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Some mail order programs haven't seen the same shortage.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Sometimes, instead of a new iPad, the thief might swipe a mail order of medicine.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
In 2018, the multigenerational Luskey family, which had operated multiple western wear stores and marketed a mail order catalogue, was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, headquartered in Fort Worth.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Some mail order programs haven't seen the same shortage.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Sometimes, instead of a new iPad, the thief might swipe a mail order of medicine.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mail order
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“Mail order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20order. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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