mailbox
noun
mail·box
ˈmāl-ˌbäks 
1
: a box at or near a dwelling for the occupant's mail
2
: a public box for deposit of outgoing mail
3
: a computer file in which email is collected
Examples of mailbox in a Sentence
On the way to work, I dropped my letters in the corner mailbox.
She checked her mailbox daily, hoping for a letter from her son.
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Checks were stolen from someone’s mailbox.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Stephens then turned his Jeep toward the bush, striking Salisbury, then crashed into a mailbox and another vehicle parked on the street.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Still, the truck continued and nearly made it to Medway before hitting several mailboxes and stopping on Pond Street, attracting a large law enforcement presence.
—Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Tom Steyer appears likely to finish in third place — a disappointing end to a campaign that saturated California’s television screens, social media scrolls and mailboxes thanks to the billionaire spending $216 million of his own money.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Stephens then turned his Jeep toward the bush, striking Salisbury, then crashed into a mailbox and another vehicle parked on the street.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Still, the truck continued and nearly made it to Medway before hitting several mailboxes and stopping on Pond Street, attracting a large law enforcement presence.
—Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Tom Steyer appears likely to finish in third place — a disappointing end to a campaign that saturated California’s television screens, social media scrolls and mailboxes thanks to the billionaire spending $216 million of his own money.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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“Mailbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailbox. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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mailbox
noun
mail·box
ˈmā(ə)l-ˌbäks
1
: a public box in which to place outgoing mail
2
: a private box (as on a house) for the delivery of incoming mail
3
: a computer file in which email is collected
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