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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Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
This mailbox is not being monitored.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The area where our mailbox should be is being bulldozed to make a straighter, faster highway.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Other characters include Michael Myers hanging out near the mailbox and a giant-sized talking witch.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 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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