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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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
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Through a combination of employees, vehicles, distribution centers, 3-4 days later a final postal employee will personally take the card to his home and place in his mailbox.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
In the coming days, Morean found checks in their mailbox and red hair dye in the trash.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
Review videos show customers easily removing mold and mildew around their properties and transforming bathrooms, plastic mailboxes, and fences.
—Anna Kasper, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
Through a combination of employees, vehicles, distribution centers, 3-4 days later a final postal employee will personally take the card to his home and place in his mailbox.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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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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