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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According to the post, at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, police responded to a residence in the 900 block of Marion Avenue for a report of a threatening letter containing antisemitic comments in their mailbox.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
The mailbox, which surprisingly pops up from a landscape of sugar-white sand and sea oats swaying in the wind, creates a scene straight from a movie.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
What's next: Residents who filed should keep an eye on the mailbox for an envelope from the Hillsborough County Surtax Settlement Program.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 5 May 2025
Black widows and brown widows are usually found in wood piles, garages, around mailboxes, and in areas of the home that aren’t commonly cleaned.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
The mailbox, which surprisingly pops up from a landscape of sugar-white sand and sea oats swaying in the wind, creates a scene straight from a movie.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
What's next: Residents who filed should keep an eye on the mailbox for an envelope from the Hillsborough County Surtax Settlement Program.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 5 May 2025
Black widows and brown widows are usually found in wood piles, garages, around mailboxes, and in areas of the home that aren’t commonly cleaned.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mailbox
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“Mailbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailbox. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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