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Examples of mail carrier in a Sentence
we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
Recent Examples on the Web
More:Ohio mail carrier shot, killed while in USPS van in 'targeted attack,' police say
Wrapped inside a glove in the car were the arrow key and the mail truck keys, court documents state.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
In Fort Worth, two mail carriers were robbed at gunpoint in October 2023.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
Groff, a Christian, wanted a concession that mail carriers used to receive as a matter of course: Sundays off.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
The conspiracy involved using firearms to intimidate U.S. mail carriers to hand over their master keys and then using the keys to steal U.S. mail from postal boxes.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
Thieves have attacked mail carriers, or stolen and sold carriers’ arrow keys, which unlock mailboxes within a certain area.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
California leads nation in dog attacks on mail carriers; L.A. fourth among cities
June 3, 2022
State figures and a recent study by public health researchers show that, in California, children and young adults are the age groups most likely to make ER visits for dog bites.
—Phillip Reese, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Customers paid in bitcoin, MoneyGram, PayPal or cash, according to court records, and Singh would then arrange shipments of the drugs to the United States through mail carriers or package delivery services.
—David Ovalle, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
These are left-hand drive vehicles, commonly used by mail carriers.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined above
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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20carrier. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
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